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How Atka is run

Atka spent $964,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $11,756 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

Town website
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City budget
$964,000
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$11,756
Above typical Alaska cities ($9,984)
Long-term debt
$648,000
$7,902 per resident
City staff
4
full-time · 12 part-time

What stands out about how Atka is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $11,756 per resident a year, or $32.21 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 32% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 41%Interest, fines & other 26%Utility sales 24%Fees & charges 8%From the federal government 1%
An estimate

Atka didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

The school district

Aleutian Region School District

Atka’s K–12 school district, shared with Adak. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Atka →
$133,500
per pupil · AK $21,070
10
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $133,500 per pupil, $25,000 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 6%State 80%Federal 14%

Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Atka

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Atka yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Atka

One full-time town employee for every 21 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings2 + 7 pt
Sewer & trash1 + 3 pt
Water & other utilities1 + 1 pt
Roads & transportation0 + 1 pt
4
full-time
12
part-time
$52,100
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Atka

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Atka.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alaska

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Atka’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websitecommerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details/1416bd82-ae8b-413c-a12c-5c56c233e3e3 ↗

Questions about how Atka is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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Does Atka get good value for its tax dollars?

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Atka, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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