Teller, AK town hall & government
Teller spent $873,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,731 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Teller's government.
Where Teller's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 52%
- Fees & charges 19%
- From the state 13%
- Sales taxes 8%
- Utility sales 4%
- From the federal government 4%
Who works for Teller
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Bering Strait School District
Teller'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.
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.
Which schools Teller kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Teller's government
Who represents Teller
Teller 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.