How is Summit Township run?
Summit Township’s town government spent $180,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $440 per resident.
What stands out about how Summit Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Tekamah-Herman Community Schools
Summit Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Herman, Tekamah, Quinnebaugh Township, Silver Creek Township, Township 5. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,434 per pupil, $11,759 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal.
Oakland Craig Public Schools · $17,074 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $440 per resident a year, or $1.21 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$422 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Summit Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($422 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 312 Nebraska towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $316, and the middle half spent $143–$695. Summit Township spent more than 59% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Nebraska towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Summit Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 16% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Summit Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $422 · 2024: $440. Per resident it went from $422 to $440 (up 4%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 367 to 409.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,901 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Summit Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Summit Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Summit Township →
Who’s in charge in Summit Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Summit Township’s votes are counted by county
Nebraska reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Summit Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Burt County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.0%2,632 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.9%983 votesOthers: 1.1% (41 votes).
Most votes in Burt County: Donald J Trump
Nebraska: Trump 59.3%, Harris 38.9%
100% of Summit Township lies in Burt County. Every 2024 race in Burt County is on the county’s page.
Burt County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Summit Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Nebraska SenateState senator
- 3GovernorStatewide
- 4U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 5U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Nebraska
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Summit Township compares with the towns next door
Summit Township spent $422 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $100 to $1,161. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Township 5 | $100 | $3,925 |
| Silver Creek Township | $991 | — |
| Tekamah | $1,161 | $1,909 |
| Summit Township | $422 | $1,901 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Summit Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Summit Township’s government
How much does Summit Township spend per resident?
About $440 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $422 was more than 59% of 312 Nebraska towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Summit Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Summit Township yet.
How did Summit Township vote in 2024?
Nebraska counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Summit Township alone. Burt County, where 100% of Summit Township lies, voted Trump 72.0%, Harris 26.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Summit Township?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,429 (about $149,148 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Summit Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Ben Hansen). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Summit Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →