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Town Hall · Kasaan

Kasaan spent more per resident in 2022 than 81% of similar cities

Kasaan’s city government spent $86,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,071 per resident. Water and other utilities ($77,000) are counted separately.

Day-to-day spending, 2024
$86,000
year to June 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$3,071
In 2022: $3,660, more than 81% of 67 similar cities
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2022
2
full-time · 3 part-time · March payroll $7,741

What stands out about how Kasaan is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Spends more than most similar citiesIn 2022: $3,660 per resident, more than 81% of 67 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer50% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Southeast Island School District with 5 other towns.
Compared with similar places

$3,660 per resident in 2022: more than 81% of them

Kasaan’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,660 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–$2,734. Kasaan spent more than 81% of them.

Middle half of the group, $992–$2,734Median $1,751Kasaan

Includes sewer and trash ($11,000), 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; Kasaan itself left out).

Your share of the 2024 budget

About $3,071 per resident a year, or $8.41 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 78%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 51%From the state 21%Interest, fines & other 12%From the federal government 8%Fees & charges 4%From other local governments 3%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $103,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $266,000.
Over the years

Day-to-day spending is down 50% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Kasaan reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$172,000
2024$86,000

Per resident: 2022: $3,660 · 2024: $3,071. Per resident it went from $3,660 to $3,071 (down 16%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 47 to 28.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Kasaan

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

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

One full-time city employee for every 14 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (28).

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

Water & other utilities2
Roads & transportation0 + 3 pt
2
full-time
3
part-time
$7,741
payroll for March 2022
$92,892
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$34,100
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Kasaan had 42.6 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 16.0: Kasaan had more than 87% 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

Southeast Island School District

Kasaan’s K–12 school district, shared with Coffman Cove, Edna Bay, Port Alexander, Thorne Bay, Whale Pass. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Kasaan →
$45,155
per pupil · AK $21,070
194
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $45,155 per pupil, $18,562 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 3%State 78%Federal 19%

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

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

Who represents Kasaan

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Kasaan.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
    Rebecca Himschoot
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
    Bert Stedman
  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 Kasaan’s government

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The Handbook →

Questions about Kasaan’s government

How much does Kasaan spend per resident?

About $3,071 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $3,660 was more than 81% of 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

Who runs Kasaan’s government?

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

How many people work for Kasaan?

2 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,741 (about $92,892 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Kasaan in the state legislature?

State Senate District A (Bert Stedman) and State House District 2 (Rebecca Himschoot). The House district also covers 13 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 →