Exeter, NE town hall & government
Exeter spent $1.4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,716 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Exeter's government.
Where Exeter's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 33%
- Fees & charges 22%
- Sales taxes 14%
- Utility sales 12%
- From the state 10%
- Other taxes & licenses 4%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From other local governments 2%
Who works for Exeter
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Exeter didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Exeter-Milligan Public Schools
Exeter's K–12 school district, shared with Liberty, Milligan, Glengary, Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated and Cordova. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal
- Local 71%
- State 27%
- Federal 2%
Of the $36,042 per pupil, $14,423 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.
Which schools Exeter kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Exeter pay
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.
Contact Exeter's government
Who represents Exeter
Exeter is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Adrian Smith. Jim Pillen is governor.
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.