King Cove, AK town hall & government
King Cove spent $5.6 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $6,630 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach King Cove's government.
Where King Cove's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 36%
- Utility sales 24%
- From the state 19%
- Fees & charges 12%
- From other local governments 4%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From the federal government 1%
Who works for King Cove
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. King Cove didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Aleutians East Borough School District
King Cove's K–12 school district, shared with Akutan, Cold Bay, False Pass and Sand Point. 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 15%
- State 49%
- Federal 36%
Of the $54,410 per pupil, $23,785 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 King Cove kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact King Cove's government
Who represents King Cove
King Cove 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.