Town Hall · Scammon Bay

Scammon Bay, AK town hall & government

Scammon Bay spent $402,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $744 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Scammon Bay's money goes

Spent
$402,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$744
typical Alaska cities: $9,984
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$182,00045%
Police
$100,00025%
Water & other utilities
$61,00015%
Sewer & trash
$14,0003%
Roads & transportation
$8,0002%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$36,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 42%
  • Sales taxes 36%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Scammon Bay

Full-time staff
10
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Health & welfare
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

Lower Yukon School District

Scammon Bay'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.

Spending per pupil
$43,105
Alaska: $21,070
Students
2,045
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 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.

Local

Contact Scammon Bay's government

Town hall & decisions in Scammon Bay →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Scammon Bay

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

All of Scammon Bay'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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