Town Hall · Kake

Kake, AK town hall & government

Kake spent $5.7 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $10,741 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Kake's government.

Town budget

Where Kake's money goes

Spent
$5.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$10,741
typical Alaska cities: $10,177
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Schools
$4.8 million84%
Administration & buildings
$597,00010%
Water & other utilities
$213,0004%
Roads & transportation
$92,0002%

Kake runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Alaska cities.

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 60%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Kake

Full-time staff
25
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,000
a year, before benefits
Schools
24 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time13 part
Police
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Kake didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kake City School District

Kake's K–12 school district. The schools are run by Kake, so this money is part of the budget above.

Spending per pupil
$42,037
Alaska: $21,070
Students
107
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal

  • Local 12%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 32%

Of the $42,037 per pupil, $18,383 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Local

Contact Kake's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofkake.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kake

Kake is represented in Congress by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Nicholas J. Begich III. Mike Dunleavy is governor.

All of Kake's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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