Town Hall · Hooker

Hooker, NE town hall & government

Hooker spent $100,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $565 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hooker's money goes

Spent
$100,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$565
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$100,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Hooker

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hartington Newcastle Public Schools

Hooker's K–12 school district, shared with Fordyce, Hartington, Maskell, Newcastle, Obert and Newcastle. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,029
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
377
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,029 per pupil, $11,562 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 Hooker pay

Typical tax bill
$885
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$106,000
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 Hooker's government

Town hall & decisions in Hooker →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hooker

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

All of Hooker'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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