Photo: John E. Thwaites · Public domainHow is Holy Cross run?
Holy Cross’ city government spent $1.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $8,956 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Holy Cross didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Holy Cross is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Iditarod Area School District
Holy Cross’ K–12 school district, shared with Anvik, Grayling, McGrath, Nikolai, Shageluk. The schools are run by Holy Cross, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $31,744 per pupil, $12,963 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.
Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $8,956 per resident a year, or $24.54 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 84% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Holy Cross runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
Holy Cross didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Holy Cross yet
Every year of Holy Cross’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Holy Cross
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Holy Cross.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Alaska HouseState representatives
- 3Alaska SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alaska
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Holy Cross’ government
How much does Holy Cross spend per resident?
About $8,956 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Holy Cross didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.7 million.
Who runs Holy Cross’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Holy Cross yet.
How many people work for Holy Cross?
0 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $11,862 (about $142,344 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Holy Cross 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 (for Holy Cross, 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 →