Town Hall · Shaktoolik

Shaktoolik, AK town hall & government

Shaktoolik spent $803,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,137 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shaktoolik's money goes

Spent
$803,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,137
typical Alaska cities: $9,984
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$253,00032%
Roads & transportation
$173,00022%
Sewer & trash
$110,00014%
Water & other utilities
$92,00011%
Police
$44,0005%
Other
$131,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 51%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 10%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Sales taxes 6%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Shaktoolik

Full-time staff
11
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Police
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bering Strait School District

Shaktoolik's K–12 school district, shared with Brevig Mission, Diomede, Elim, Gambell, Golovin and Koyuk. 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 Shaktoolik's government

Town hall & decisions in Shaktoolik →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shaktoolik

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

All of Shaktoolik'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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