Kivalina, AK town hall & government
Kivalina spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,868 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Kivalina's government.
Where Kivalina's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 77%
- Utility sales 8%
- From the state 7%
- Sales taxes 4%
- From other local governments 2%
- Fees & charges 2%
Who works for Kivalina
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Northwest Arctic Borough School District
Kivalina's K–12 school district, shared with Ambler, Buckland, Deering, Kiana, Kobuk and Kotzebue. 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 13%
- State 52%
- Federal 35%
Of the $44,063 per pupil, $14,647 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 Kivalina kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Kivalina's government
Who represents Kivalina
Kivalina 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.