Town Hall · Spade

Spade, NE town hall & government

Spade spent $22,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $386 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spade's money goes

Spent
$22,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$386
typical Nebraska towns: $119
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$22,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Spade

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Creighton Community Public Schools

Spade's K–12 school district, shared with Bazile Mills, Creighton, Creighton, Miller, Winnetoon and Cleveland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,457
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
311
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $18,457 per pupil, $12,598 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 Spade: Niobrara Public Schools ($25,018 per pupil) · Verdigre Public Schools ($22,307 per pupil) · Bloomfield Community Schools ($20,429 per pupil).

Local

Contact Spade's government

Town hall & decisions in Spade →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spade

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

All of Spade'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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