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Selawik, Alaska 2024Photo: Annie Carlson/Western Arctic National Parklands · CC BY 2.0
Town Hall · Selawik

How is Selawik run?

Selawik’s city government spent $843,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,093 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Selawik didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2024
$843,000
year to June 30, 2024 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2024
$1,093
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2024 · Census estimate
City staff, 2022
5
full-time · 15 part-time · March payroll $64,293 · Census estimate

What stands out about how Selawik is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer20% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).A shared school districtShares Northwest Arctic Borough School District with 6+ other towns.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,093 per resident a year, or $2.99 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 29%.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 39%Sales taxes 26%From the state 19%Interest, fines & other 16%From the federal government 1%
An estimate

Selawik didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $5,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $1 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Selawik yet

Every year of Selawik’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 Selawik

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

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

One full-time city employee for every 154 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (771).

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

Administration & buildings0 + 15 pt
Sewer & trash3
Water & other utilities2
5
full-time
15
part-time
$64,293
payroll for March 2022
$771,516
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$71,700
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Estimates.Selawik didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

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

Northwest Arctic Borough School District

Selawik’s K–12 school district, shared with Ambler, Buckland, Deering, Kiana, Kivalina and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Selawik →
$44,063
per pupil · AK $21,070
2,009
students
$1.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $44,063 per pupil, $14,647 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 13%State 52%Federal 35%

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

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

Who represents Selawik

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Selawik.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
    Robyn Frier
  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 Selawik’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Selawik’s government

How much does Selawik spend per resident?

About $1,093 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Selawik didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1 million.

Who runs Selawik’s government?

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

How many people work for Selawik?

5 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $64,293 (about $771,516 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Selawik in the state legislature?

State Senate District T (Donny Olson) and State House District 40 (Robyn Frier). The House district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Selawik’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 Selawik, 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 →