Town Hall · Dowling

Dowling, NE town hall & government

Dowling spent $194,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,228 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dowling's money goes

Spent
$194,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,228
typical Nebraska towns: $119
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$194,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dowling

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Dowling didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wausa Public Schools

Dowling's K–12 school district, shared with Lincoln, Magnet, Wausa and Columbia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,103
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
223
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,103 per pupil, $11,036 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.

Also serving Dowling: Bloomfield Community Schools ($20,429 per pupil).

Local

Contact Dowling's government

Town hall & decisions in Dowling →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dowling

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

All of Dowling'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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