Town Hall · Shickley

Shickley, NE town hall & government

Shickley spent $948,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,963 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shickley's money goes

Spent
$948,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,963
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$5,000
$16 per resident
Water & other utilities
$608,00064%
Parks & libraries
$120,00013%
Administration & buildings
$103,00011%
Sewer & trash
$67,0007%
Roads & transportation
$45,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Other
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 40%
  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Shickley

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Shickley Public Schools

Shickley's K–12 school district, shared with Ong, Hamilton, Momence, Logan and Stanton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,273
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
154
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$703,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal

  • Local 78%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $27,273 per pupil, $15,974 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 Shickley pay

Typical tax bill
$1,390
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
0.92%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$150,900
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 Shickley's government

Town hall & decisions in Shickley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shickley

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

All of Shickley'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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