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Deshler, NE town hall & government

Deshler spent $6.4 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $8,831 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Deshler's government.

Town budget

Where Deshler's money goes

Spent
$6.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$8,831
typical Nebraska cities: $4,803
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$2,347 per resident
Health & welfare
$3.3 million52%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million20%
Housing & development
$345,0005%
Administration & buildings
$343,0005%
Sewer & trash
$304,0005%
Police
$286,0004%
Fire
$183,0003%
Parks & libraries
$164,0003%
Roads & transportation
$158,0002%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 53%
  • From the state 21%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Deshler

Full-time staff
7
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,300
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Deshler Public Schools

Deshler's K–12 school district, shared with Ruskin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,912
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
238
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal

  • Local 65%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $22,912 per pupil, $12,895 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Deshler pay

Typical tax bill
$1,078
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$102,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Deshler's government

Town hall & decisions in Deshler →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Deshler

Deshler is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Adrian Smith. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Deshler's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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