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Town Hall · Atka

How is Atka run?

Atka’s city government spent $595,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $7,256 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Atka didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$595,000
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$7,256
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$648,000
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
City staff, 2022
4
full-time · 12 part-time · March payroll $31,090

What stands out about how Atka is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer27% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).A shared school districtShares Aleutian Region School District with 1 other town.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $7,256 per resident a year, or $19.88 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 52%.

Where the money comes from
From the state 41%Interest, fines & other 26%Utility sales 24%Fees & charges 8%From the federal government 1%
An estimate

Atka didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $80,000; interest on debt $4,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $964,000.
About “Other”.36% of Atka’s day-to-day spending ($216,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Atka yet

Every year of Atka’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Atka

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details/1416bd82-ae8b-413c-a12c-5c56c233e3e3 for Atka’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Atka yet.commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details/1416bd82-ae8b-413c-a12c-5c56c233e3e3 ↗
Agendas

Atka’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details/1416bd82-ae8b-413c-a12c-5c56c233e3e3 ↗.

Who works for Atka

One full-time city employee for every 21 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (82).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings2 + 7 pt
Sewer & trash1 + 3 pt
Water & other utilities1 + 1 pt
Roads & transportation0 + 1 pt
4
full-time
12
part-time
$31,090
payroll for March 2022
$373,080
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$52,100
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Atka’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Aleutian Region School District

Atka’s K–12 school district, shared with Adak. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Atka →
$133,500
per pupil · AK $21,070
10
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $133,500 per pupil, $25,000 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 6%State 80%Federal 14%

Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Atka

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Atka.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details/1416bd82-ae8b-413c-a12c-5c56c233e3e3 ↗
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
    Bryce Edgmon
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
    Lyman Hoffman
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Mike Dunleavy
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Nicholas J. Begich III
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alaska
    Lisa MurkowskiDan Sullivan

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Atka’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitecommerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details/1416bd82-ae8b-413c-a12c-5c56c233e3e3 ↗

Questions about Atka’s government

How much does Atka spend per resident?

About $7,256 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Atka didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $964,000.

Who runs Atka’s government?

See commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details/1416bd82-ae8b-413c-a12c-5c56c233e3e3 for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Atka yet.

How many people work for Atka?

4 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $31,090 (about $373,080 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Atka in the state legislature?

State Senate District S (Lyman Hoffman) and State House District 37 (Bryce Edgmon). The House district also covers 28 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Atka’s government

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Atka, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →