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How Egegik is run

Egegik spent $3.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $30,784 per resident.

Photo: John Nathan Cobb
City budget
$3.1 million
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$30,784
Above typical Alaska cities ($9,984)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
1
full-time · 5 part-time

What stands out about how Egegik 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 $30,784 per resident a year, or $84.34 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 21% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 54%From the state 23%Utility sales 9%Fees & charges 9%Interest, fines & other 5%From other local governments <1%
The school district

Lake and Peninsula Borough School District

Egegik’s K–12 school district, shared with Chignik, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pilot Point, Port Heiden. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Egegik →
$60,416
per pupil · AK $21,070
332
students
$8.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $60,416 per pupil, $28,678 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 18%State 54%Federal 28%

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

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

Over the years

Per resident, spending is up 150% since 2022

Spending per resident, by fiscal year. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Spending per resident by year

2022$30,784
2024 *$76,944
$2.8 million
spent in 2024
$3.1 million
spent in 2022

* A Census Bureau estimate for that year (the town didn’t report most of its figures).

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Egegik

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

Who works for Egegik

One full-time town employee for every 102 residents

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings1
Sewer & trash0 + 1 pt
Water & other utilities0 + 1 pt
Other0 + 3 pt
1
full-time
5
part-time
$155,200
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 Egegik

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Egegik.

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 Egegik’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 →

Questions about how Egegik is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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. 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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