Town Hall · Koyuk

Koyuk, AK town hall & government

Koyuk spent $1.2 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $4,026 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Koyuk's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Koyuk's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$4,026
typical Alaska cities: $10,609
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$200,00016%
Sewer & trash
$163,00013%
Administration & buildings
$95,0008%
Police
$11,0001%
Health & welfare
$7,0001%
Roads & transportation
$5,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Fire
$1,000<1%
Other
$748,00061%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 73%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From the state 6%
  • Sales taxes 3%

Koyuk didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Koyuk

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bering Strait School District

Koyuk's K–12 school district, shared with Brevig Mission, Diomede, Elim, Gambell, Golovin and Savoonga. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$50,455
Alaska: $21,070
Students
1,783
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal

  • Local 7%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 45%

Of the $50,455 per pupil, $26,508 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.

Local

Contact Koyuk's government

Town hall & decisions in Koyuk →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Koyuk

Koyuk is represented in Congress by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Nicholas J. Begich III. Mike Dunleavy is governor.

All of Koyuk's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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