How is Upper Kalskag run?
Upper Kalskag’s city government spent $372,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,583 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Upper Kalskag didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Upper Kalskag is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Kuspuk School District
Upper Kalskag’s K–12 school district, shared with Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Lower Kalskag. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $59,345 per pupil, $22,982 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 $1,583 per resident a year, or $4.34 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 83%.
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Upper Kalskag 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 Upper Kalskag yet
Every year of Upper Kalskag’s 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 Upper Kalskag
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 Upper Kalskag.
- 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 Upper Kalskag’s government
How much does Upper Kalskag spend per resident?
About $1,583 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Upper Kalskag didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $971,000.
Who runs Upper Kalskag’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Upper Kalskag yet.
How many people work for Upper Kalskag?
0 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,074 (about $108,888 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Upper Kalskag in the state legislature?
State Senate District S (Lyman Hoffman) and State House District 37 (Bryce Edgmon). The House district also covers 28 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 Upper Kalskag, 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 →