Pilot Station, AK town hall & government
Pilot Station spent $616,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $984 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Pilot Station's government.
Where Pilot Station's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 37%
- Sales taxes 32%
- Fees & charges 17%
- Utility sales 8%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
Who works for Pilot Station
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pilot Station didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Lower Yukon School District
Pilot Station's K–12 school district, shared with Alakanuk, Emmonak, Hooper Bay, Kotlik, Marshall and Mountain Village. 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 2%
- State 41%
- Federal 56%
Of the $43,105 per pupil, $15,346 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 Pilot Station kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Pilot Station pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Pilot Station's government
Who represents Pilot Station
Pilot Station 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.