Financial Information

The Bennington Public Schools budget is created annually with the goal of balancing fiscal responsibility while providing the best possible education for all students.

There are almost 4,300 students being educated in the 2024-2025 school year and the total operating budget for the 2024-25 school year is $54,871,784. The highlights of the budget are listed below on the right. For further details, check out the presentation below.

Notices Published in the Newspaper
Click the links below to download the notice.

For more information on statewide receipts and expenditures, please visit the Department of Education website at https://nep.education.ne.gov/

2024-2025 Tax Facts
$0.982000 - General Fund
$0.018000 - Building Fund
$0.358000 - Bond Fund
$0.000000 - QCPUF Fund
$1.358000 - Combined Levy

Same Levy Rate as 2023-24, which was lowest in 12 years!
- 2023-24 levy was reduced 6.76 cents
The Bond/QCPUF Bond Levies were combined with payoff of QCPUF bond in 2023-24

2024-2025 Budget Facts
Where the Money Comes From
50.95% - Property Taxes - $27,817,927
26.95% - State Aid - $14,223,314
24.01% - Other Actual Receipts - $12,671,473

Where the Money Goes
52.92% - All Instruction Expenditures - $29,037,230
13.21% - Special Education Expenditures - $7,247,855
11.18% - Maintenance & Operation Expenditures - $6,132,337
6.63% - Support Services - $3,639,167
6.74% - Administration - $3,699,082
6.00% - Other Expenditures - $3,290,399
3.33% - State & Federal Expenditures - $1,825,714

Click here to download the 2024-25 Budget presentation.
Click here to view the Joint Public Hearing presentation.

Bennington Public Schools

11620 N 156th Street, Bennington, NE 68007

Phone 402-238-3044| Fax

Notice of Non-Discrimination: The Bennington Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Students: Mr. Dan Bombeck, Director of Student Services, 11620 North 156th Street, P.O. Box 309, Bennington, NE 68007 (402) 238-3044 ([email protected]). Employees and Others: Dr. Matt Blomenkamp, Assistant Superintendent 11620 North 156th Street, P.O. Box 309, Bennington, NE 68007 (402) 238-3044 ([email protected]). Complaints or concerns involving discrimination or needs for accommodation or access should be addressed to the appropriate Coordinator. For further information about anti-discrimination laws and regulations, or to file a complaint of discrimination with the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education (OCR), please contact the OCR at 601 East 12th Street, Room 353, Kansas City, MO 64106, (800) 368-1019 (voice), Fax (816) 426-3686, (800) 537-7697 (telecommunications device for the deaf), or [email protected]. TITLE IX The Bennington Public School District is committed to offering employment and educational opportunity to its employees and students in a climate free of discrimination. Accordingly, unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation of any kind by District employees, including, co-workers, non-employees (such as volunteers), third parties and others is strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated.