Hughes, AK town hall & government
Hughes spent $710,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $8,765 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Hughes's government.
Where Hughes's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 47%
- Fees & charges 30%
- From the state 14%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From the federal government 4%
- From other local governments 1%
Who works for Hughes
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Yukon-Koyukuk School District
Hughes's K–12 school district, shared with Allakaket, Bettles, Huslia, Kaltag, Koyukuk and Nulato. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal
- Local 10%
- State 67%
- Federal 23%
Of the $13,072 per pupil, $8,182 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.
Which schools Hughes kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Hughes's government
Who represents Hughes
Hughes is represented in Congress by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Nicholas J. Begich III. Mike Dunleavy is governor.
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.