Town Hall · Kaltag

How Kaltag is run

Kaltag spent $228,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,365 per resident.

Photo: Wheeler, Polly

City budget

$228,000

spent, year to June 30, 2022

Per resident

$1,365

Below typical Alaska cities ($9,984)

Long-term debt

None

at year end

City staff

full-time · 6 part-time

What stands out about how Kaltag is run

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

A lean budget$1,365 per resident a year, vs $9,984 for a typical Alaska city.Runs its own water & sewer42% of spending goes to water, sewer and trash, paid largely by users’ fees.A shared school districtShares Yukon-Koyukuk School District with 6+ other towns.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $1,365 per resident a year, or $3.74 a day

The biggest line: water & other utilities, at 34% of spending.

KALTAGYour share · per resident · year to June 30, 2022

Water & other utilities$78,000 · 34%$467

Administration & buildings$62,000 · 27%$371

Health & welfare$23,000 · 10%$138

Sewer & trash$17,000 · 7%$102

Roads & transportation$9,000 · 4%$54

Fire$7,000 · 3%$42

Parks & libraries$7,000 · 3%$42

Other$25,000 · 11%$150

Total per resident$1,365

Whole budget $228,000 · 167 residents
Thank you for being a neighbor

Where the money comes from

From the state 44%Utility sales 27%Fees & charges 22%Interest, fines & other 7%

The school district

Yukon-Koyukuk School District

Kaltag’s K–12 school district, shared with Allakaket, Bettles, Hughes, Huslia, Koyukuk and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Kaltag →

$13,072

per pupil · AK $21,070

3,620

students

None

long-term debt

Of the $13,072 per pupil, $8,182 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 10%State 67%Federal 23%

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 Kaltag

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

Who works for Kaltag

One full-time town employee for every 84 residents

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

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings1

Water & other utilities1

Sewer & trash0 + 1 pt

Other0 + 5 pt

full-time

part-time

$96,800

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 Kaltag

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Kaltag.

Politics & elections →

1
Your cityMayor & council

Local officials aren’t on record yet.
2
Alaska HouseState representatives

Becky Schwanke
3
Alaska SenateState senator

Mike Cronk
4
GovernorStatewide

Mike Dunleavy
5
U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress

Nicholas J. Begich III
6
U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alaska

Lisa Murkowski Dan Sullivan

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

Reach Kaltag’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 Kaltag is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →

Weigh in

Does Kaltag get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

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.