Guide Rock, NE town hall & government
Guide Rock spent $397,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,015 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Guide Rock's government.
Where Guide Rock's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 45%
- Utility sales 14%
- From the state 12%
- From the federal government 9%
- Other taxes & licenses 7%
- Property taxes 5%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Sales taxes 4%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Guide Rock
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Superior Public Schools
Guide Rock's K–12 school district, shared with Hardy and Superior. 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 68%
- State 26%
- Federal 7%
Of the $18,364 per pupil, $10,725 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 Guide Rock kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Guide Rock 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 Guide Rock's government
Who represents Guide Rock
Guide Rock 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.