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St. Michael, AK town hall & government

St. Michael spent $832,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,029 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where St. Michael's money goes

Spent
$832,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,029
typical Alaska cities: $9,984
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$666,00080%
Roads & transportation
$62,0007%
Police
$61,0007%
Other
$43,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 57%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • From the state 17%
  • Fees & charges 4%
Town workforce

Who works for St. Michael

Full-time staff
4
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Police
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time9 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

Bering Strait School District

St. Michael'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 St. Michael's government

Town hall & decisions in St. Michael →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Michael

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

All of St. Michael'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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