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Wood River, NE town hall & government

Wood River spent $122,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $387 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wood River's money goes

Spent
$122,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$387
typical Nebraska towns: $119
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$122,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wood River

Full-time staff
1
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$55,900
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Callaway Public Schools

Wood River's K–12 school district, shared with Callaway, Delight, Custer, Grant, Triumph and Oconto. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,767
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
180
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1,000
at year end

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

  • Local 71%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $25,767 per pupil, $15,678 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 Wood River: Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schools ($22,663 per pupil) · Broken Bow Public Schools ($13,545 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wood River pay

Typical tax bill
$1,226
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.63%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$75,000
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 Wood River's government

Town hall & decisions in Wood River →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wood River

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

All of Wood River'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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