Town Hall · Kennard

Kennard, NE town hall & government

Kennard spent $808,000 in the year to July 31, 2022, about $2,196 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kennard's money goes

Spent
$808,000
fiscal year to July 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,196
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$856,000
$2,326 per resident
Water & other utilities
$289,00036%
Administration & buildings
$175,00022%
Sewer & trash
$132,00016%
Roads & transportation
$87,00011%
Parks & libraries
$52,0006%
Interest on debt
$38,0005%
Police
$21,0003%
Fire
$14,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 42%
  • Utility sales 32%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Kennard

Full-time staff
0
21 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Arlington Public Schools

Kennard's K–12 school district, shared with Arlington, Township 7, Township 6 and Elkhorn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,707
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
709
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,707 per pupil, $9,611 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 Kennard pay

Typical tax bill
$2,714
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.43%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$189,500
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 Kennard's government

Town hall & decisions in Kennard →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kennard

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

All of Kennard'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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