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Town Hall · White Mountain

White Mountain spent less per resident in 2022 than 81% of similar cities

White Mountain’s city government spent $158,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $786 per resident. Water and other utilities ($496,000) are counted separately.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$158,000
year to June 30, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$786
In 2022: $786, less than 81% of 67 similar cities
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022, reported
City staff, 2022
6
full-time · 12 part-time · March payroll $20,082

What stands out about how White Mountain is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Spends less than most similar citiesIn 2022: $786 per resident, less than 81% of 67 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer79% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2022).A shared school districtShares Bering Strait School District with 6+ other towns.
Compared with similar places

$786 per resident in 2022: less than 81% of them

White Mountain’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($786 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 $1,761, and the middle half spent $1,022–$2,776. White Mountain spent less than 81% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,022–$2,776Median $1,761White Mountain

Includes sewer and trash ($40,000), 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; White Mountain itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $786 per resident a year, or $2.15 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 62%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 49%Interest, fines & other 27%From the state 16%Fees & charges 7%Sales taxes 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $4,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $682,000.
Over the years

No trend yet

White Mountain reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in White Mountain

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

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

One full-time city employee for every 34 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (201).

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

Administration & buildings2 + 7 pt
Sewer & trash1 + 3 pt
Water & other utilities1 + 2 pt
Other2
6
full-time
12
part-time
$20,082
payroll for March 2022
$240,984
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$34,000
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.White Mountain had 29.9 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: White Mountain had more than 77% 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

Bering Strait School District

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

Schools in White Mountain →
$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 White Mountain

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for White Mountain.

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.

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Questions about White Mountain’s government

How much does White Mountain spend per resident?

About $786 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 $786 was less than 81% of 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

Who runs White Mountain’s government?

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

How many people work for White Mountain?

6 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $20,082 (about $240,984 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents White Mountain 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 →