Town Hall · Kwethluk

Kwethluk, AK town hall & government

Kwethluk spent $901,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,184 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Kwethluk's money goes

Spent
$901,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,184
typical Alaska cities: $9,984
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$80,0009%
Water & other utilities
$14,0002%
Other
$807,00090%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 41%
  • Sales taxes 24%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Fees & charges 9%

Kwethluk didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Kwethluk

Full-time staff
13
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time16 part
Police
7 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Kwethluk didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lower Kuskokwim School District

Kwethluk's K–12 school district, shared with Bethel, Chefornak, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Mekoryuk and Napakiak. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$45,371
Alaska: $21,070
Students
3,917
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 3%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 34%

Of the $45,371 per pupil, $13,034 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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Kwethluk

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

All of Kwethluk'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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