Sicily, NE town hall & government
Sicily spent $78,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $424 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Sicily's government.
Where Sicily's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Who works for Sicily
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Sicily didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Southern School District 1
Sicily's K–12 school district, shared with Blue Springs, Blue Springs-Wymore, Wymore, Barneston, Rockford and Island Grove. 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 57%
- State 35%
- Federal 8%
Of the $17,968 per pupil, $10,353 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 Sicily: Diller-Odell Public Schools ($21,700 per pupil).
Which schools Sicily kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Sicily 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 Sicily's government
Who represents Sicily
Sicily 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.