Town Hall · Nightmute

Nightmute, AK town hall & government

Nightmute spent $782,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,475 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Nightmute's money goes

Spent
$782,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,475
typical Alaska cities: $9,984
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$179,00023%
Water & other utilities
$44,0006%
Police
$21,0003%
Roads & transportation
$6,0001%
Other
$532,00068%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 69%
  • From the state 20%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Nightmute 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 Nightmute

Full-time staff
5
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
5 full-time8 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. Nightmute 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

Nightmute's K–12 school district, shared with Bethel, Chefornak, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk and Mekoryuk. 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 Nightmute

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

All of Nightmute'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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