Shields, NE town hall & government
Shields spent $42,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $442 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Shields's government.
Where Shields's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Who works for Shields
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Shields didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
O'Neill Public Schools
Shields's K–12 school district, shared with Emmet, O'Neill, Willowdale, Grattan, Antelope and Rock Falls. 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 67%
- State 27%
- Federal 6%
Of the $17,176 per pupil, $11,225 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.
Also serving Shields: West Holt Public Schools ($18,641 per pupil).
Which schools Shields kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Shields's government
Who represents Shields
Shields 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.