How Merry is run
Merry spent $9,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $115 per resident.
What stands out about how Merry is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools
Merry’s K–12 school district, shared with Emerson, Hubbard, Emerson, Perry. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,063 per pupil, $13,529 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal.
Winnebago Public Schools · $28,577 per pupil
Walthill Public Schools · $25,000 per pupil
Pender Public Schools · $17,293 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Merry
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Merry yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $115 per resident a year, or $0.32 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 100% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
0 full-time staff
On the payroll in March 2022.
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
The typical homeowner pays $4,333 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Merry’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
How Merry’s budget compares
Merry ranks 3rd lowest of 6 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Merry.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 3Nebraska SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Nebraska
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Merry’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Merry is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.