Town Hall · Harvard

Harvard, NE town hall & government

Harvard spent $16,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $15 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Harvard's money goes

Spent
$16,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$15
typical Nebraska towns: $119
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$16,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Harvard

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Harvard Public Schools

Harvard's K–12 school district, shared with Harvard, Lynn, Eldorado and Leicester. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,447
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
208
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13,000
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $24,447 per pupil, $15,957 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 Harvard pay

Typical tax bill
$1,669
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.56%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$106,800
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 Harvard's government

Town hall & decisions in Harvard →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Harvard

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

All of Harvard'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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