Town Hall · Atqasuk

Atqasuk, AK town hall & government

Atqasuk spent $2.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $10,008 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Atqasuk's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$10,008
typical Alaska cities: $9,984
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million46%
Parks & libraries
$158,0006%
Other
$1.2 million48%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 47%
  • From other local governments 25%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the state 13%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Atqasuk

Full-time staff
13
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,500
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
5 full-time12 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Other
5 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Slope Borough School District

Atqasuk's K–12 school district, shared with Anaktuvuk Pass, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Utqiaġvik and Wainwright. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$46,456
Alaska: $21,070
Students
1,969
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$75,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal

  • Local 55%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $46,456 per pupil, $18,274 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Atqasuk pay

Typical tax bill
$1,667
a year · Alaska typical $3,901
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Alaska 1.11%
Typical home value
$122,200
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 Atqasuk's government

Town hall & decisions in Atqasuk →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Atqasuk

Atqasuk is represented in Congress by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Nicholas J. Begich III. Mike Dunleavy is governor.

All of Atqasuk'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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