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.
Where Red Cloud's money goes
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%
Who works for Red Cloud
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.
Red Cloud Community Schools
Red Cloud's K–12 school district. 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 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.
Which schools Red Cloud kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Red Cloud 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 Red Cloud's government
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.
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.