Scribner, NE town hall & government
Scribner spent $5 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $6,112 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Scribner's government.
Where Scribner's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 43%
- Fees & charges 35%
- Other taxes & licenses 8%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Property taxes 3%
- From the state 3%
- Sales taxes 2%
- From other local governments 1%
Who works for Scribner
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Scribner-Snyder Community Schools
Scribner's K–12 school district, shared with Snyder, Pebble, Cuming, Ridgeley, Everett and Webster. 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 72%
- State 20%
- Federal 8%
Of the $27,938 per pupil, $16,607 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 Scribner kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Scribner 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 Scribner's government
Who represents Scribner
Scribner is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Mike Flood. 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.