How is Whale Pass run?
Whale Pass’ city government spent $38,000 on day-to-day services in the year to , 2023, about $437 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Whale Pass didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Whale Pass is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Southeast Island School District
Whale Pass’ K–12 school district, shared with Coffman Cove, Edna Bay, Kasaan, Port Alexander, Thorne Bay. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
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.
Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $437 per resident a year, or $1.20 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 71%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Whale Pass didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Whale Pass yet
Every year of Whale Pass’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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 Whale Pass
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 Whale Pass.
- 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 Whale Pass’ government
How much does Whale Pass spend per resident?
About $437 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to , 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Whale Pass didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $50,000.
Who runs Whale Pass’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Whale Pass yet.
How many people work for Whale Pass?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $622 (about $7,464 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Whale Pass in the state legislature?
State Senate District A (Bert Stedman) and State House District 1 (Jeremy Bynum). The House district also covers four 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 Whale Pass, 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 →