Town Hall · Red Cloud

Red Cloud, NE town hall & government

Red Cloud spent $4.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $4,626 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Red Cloud's money goes

Spent
$4.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,626
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$1,408 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2 million48%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million34%
Roads & transportation
$554,00013%
Police
$62,0001%
Interest on debt
$55,0001%
Fire
$40,0001%
Sewer & trash
$39,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 55%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Property taxes 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Red Cloud

Full-time staff
10
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,400
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
6 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Red Cloud Community Schools

Red Cloud's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,878
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
286
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 61%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $17,878 per pupil, $10,612 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 Red Cloud pay

Typical tax bill
$914
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.23%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$74,200
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 Red Cloud's government

🏛️ Official websiteredcloudnebraska.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Red Cloud →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Red Cloud

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

All of Red Cloud'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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