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Johnstown, NE town hall & government

Johnstown spent $112,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,867 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Johnstown's money goes

Spent
$112,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,867
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$5,000
$83 per resident
Housing & development
$59,00053%
Roads & transportation
$25,00022%
Administration & buildings
$20,00018%
Sewer & trash
$8,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 38%
  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Johnstown

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 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

Ainsworth Community Schools

Johnstown's K–12 school district, shared with Ainsworth and Long Pine. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,275
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
389
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $21,275 per pupil, $12,409 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.

Local

Contact Johnstown's government

Town hall & decisions in Johnstown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Johnstown

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

All of Johnstown'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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