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Town Hall · Elim

How is Elim run?

Elim’s city government spent $727,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,157 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($109,000) and the airport ($83,000) are counted separately.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$727,000
year to June 30, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$2,157
In 2022: $2,157, more than 61% of 67 similar cities
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022, reported
City staff, 2022
0
full-time · 28 part-time · March payroll $66,204 · Census estimate

What stands out about how Elim is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer22% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2022).A shared school districtShares Bering Strait School District with 6+ other towns.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $2,157 per resident a year, or $5.91 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 30%.

Where the money comes from
From the state 66%Interest, fines & other 15%Utility sales 7%Sales taxes 7%Fees & charges 4%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $654,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $1.6 million.
About “Other”.51% of Elim’s day-to-day spending ($372,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places

$2,157 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Elim’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,157 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 $1,751, and the middle half spent $992–$2,776. Elim spent more than 61% of them.

Middle half of the group, $992–$2,776Median $1,751Elim

Includes sewer and trash ($90,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. 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; Elim itself left out).

Over the years

No trend yet

Elim reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023, 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Elim

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

Check Elim’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Elim yet.
The school district

Bering Strait School District

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

Schools in Elim →
$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 Elim

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Elim.

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 Elim’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Elim’s government

How much does Elim spend per resident?

About $2,157 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 $2,157 was more than 61% of 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

Who runs Elim’s government?

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

How many people work for Elim?

0 full-time and 28 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $66,204 (about $794,448 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Elim 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.

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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 →