Leicester, NE town hall & government
Leicester spent $5,000 in the year to June 30, 2023, about $16 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Leicester's government.
Where Leicester's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Who works for Leicester
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Leicester didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools
Leicester's K–12 school district, shared with Doniphan and Trumbull. 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 74%
- State 21%
- Federal 6%
Of the $19,912 per pupil, $12,368 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.
Also serving Leicester: Harvard Public Schools ($24,447 per pupil).
Which schools Leicester kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Leicester 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 Leicester's government
Who represents Leicester
Leicester 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.