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Town Hall · Koyuk

How is Koyuk run?

Koyuk’s city government spent $1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $3,301 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Koyuk didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2023
$1.0M
year to June 30, 2023 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2023
$3,301
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2023 · Census estimate
City staff, 2022
1
full-time · 6 part-time · March payroll $5,877

What stands out about how Koyuk is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer29% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).A shared school districtShares Bering Strait School District with 6+ other towns.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2023 budget

About $3,301 per resident a year, or $9.04 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 15%.

Where the money comes from
Interest, fines & other 73%Utility sales 9%Fees & charges 8%From the state 6%Sales taxes 3%
An estimate

Koyuk didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $13,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $1.2 million.
About “Other”.73% of Koyuk’s day-to-day spending ($739,000) 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 Koyuk yet

Every year of Koyuk’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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 Koyuk

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

Check Koyuk’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Koyuk yet.
Who works for Koyuk

One full-time city employee for every 306 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (306).

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

Administration & buildings1 + 5 pt
Other0 + 1 pt
1
full-time
6
part-time
$5,877
payroll for March 2022
$70,524
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$40,500
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Koyuk’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

Bering Strait School District

Koyuk’s K–12 school district, shared with Brevig Mission, Diomede, Elim, Gambell, Golovin and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Koyuk →
$50,455
per pupil · AK $21,070
1,783
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $50,455 per pupil, $26,508 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 7%State 48%Federal 45%

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

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

Who represents Koyuk

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Koyuk.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
    Neal Foster
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
    Donny Olson
  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 Koyuk’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Koyuk’s government

How much does Koyuk spend per resident?

About $3,301 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Koyuk didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.2 million.

Who runs Koyuk’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Koyuk yet.

How many people work for Koyuk?

1 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,877 (about $70,524 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Koyuk in the state legislature?

State Senate District T (Donny Olson) and State House District 39 (Neal Foster). The House district also covers 26 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Koyuk’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 Koyuk, 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 →