Liberty, NE town hall & government
Liberty spent $120,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,644 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Liberty's government.
Where Liberty's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 42%
- From the state 29%
- Fees & charges 14%
- Property taxes 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 4%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- From other local governments 1%
Who works for Liberty
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Liberty didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Lewiston Consolidated Schools
Liberty's K–12 school district, shared with Lewiston, Crab Orchard, Burchard, Virginia, Sherman and Island Grove. 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 68%
- State 27%
- Federal 5%
Of the $20,736 per pupil, $12,083 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 Liberty: Southern School District 1 ($17,968 per pupil).
Which schools Liberty kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Liberty's government
Who represents Liberty
Liberty 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.