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Town Hall · Ruby

How is Ruby run?

Ruby’s city government spent $189,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,268 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($325,000) are counted separately.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$189,000
year to June 30, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$1,268
In 2022: $1,268, less than 63% of 67 similar cities
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022, reported
City staff, 2022
2
full-time · 4 part-time · March payroll $20,988

What stands out about how Ruby is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer55% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2022).A shared school districtShares Yukon-Koyukuk School District with 6+ other towns.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,268 per resident a year, or $3.47 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 87%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 54%From the state 43%Fees & charges 3%Interest, fines & other <1%
Not in the receipt.With the enterprises, the whole budget was $587,000.
Compared with similar places

$1,268 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Ruby’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,268 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,761, and the middle half spent $992–$2,776. Ruby spent less than 63% of them.

Middle half of the group, $992–$2,776Median $1,761Ruby

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
67

Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Ruby itself left out).

Over the years

No trend yet

Ruby reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Ruby

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

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

One full-time city employee for every 75 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 (149).

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

Water & other utilities1 + 3 pt
Administration & buildings1 + 1 pt
2
full-time
4
part-time
$20,988
payroll for March 2022
$251,856
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$50,300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Ruby had 13.4 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 39 of the 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 18.1: Ruby had fewer than 59% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

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

Yukon-Koyukuk School District

Ruby’s K–12 school district, shared with Allakaket, Bettles, Hughes, Huslia, Kaltag and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Ruby →
$13,072
per pupil · AK $21,070
3,620
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $13,072 per pupil, $8,182 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 10%State 67%Federal 23%

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

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

Who represents Ruby

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Ruby.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
    Becky Schwanke
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
    Mike Cronk
  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 Ruby’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Ruby’s government

How much does Ruby spend per resident?

About $1,268 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,268 was less than 63% of 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

Who runs Ruby’s government?

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

How many people work for Ruby?

2 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $20,988 (about $251,856 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Ruby in the state legislature?

State Senate District R (Mike Cronk) and State House District 36 (Becky Schwanke). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

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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; 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 →