City government · Kusilvak Census Area Borough, AK

Saint Marys's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Saint Marys took in $8.2 million and spent $10.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money73%Federal tax money10%Fines and other7.7%Fees for services (sewer, water)4.7%City taxes4.1%

What stands out

73%

of Saint Marys' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes4.1%

Other taxes
1.4%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$85 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$16 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.3%$109 thousand
Sales tax
1.3%$108 thousand

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$386 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Other school charges$91 thousand
  • Sewer$77 thousand
  • Water$77 thousand
  • Housing$59 thousand
  • Electric power$54 thousand
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand
  • School lunches$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
10%$834 thousand

State tax money73%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
73%$6.0 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$631 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Running the government and other costs6.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

90%

of Saint Marys' spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
90%$9.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$632 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$326 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$301 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$328 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$104 thousand
  • Water supply$104 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
  • Electric power$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and fire protection
  • Prisons and jails$31 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Saint Marys. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Saint Marys itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.