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Klawock, AK town hall & government

Klawock spent $11.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $16,118 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Klawock's money goes

Spent
$11.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$16,118
typical Alaska cities: $10,177
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$2,252 per resident
Schools
$5.8 million51%
Water & other utilities
$2.7 million24%
Sewer & trash
$757,0007%
Health & welfare
$518,0005%
Administration & buildings
$490,0004%
Police
$435,0004%
Roads & transportation
$412,0004%
Parks & libraries
$76,0001%
Interest on debt
$62,0001%
Fire
$31,000<1%
Other
$30,000<1%

Klawock 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 23%
  • From the federal government 21%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Property taxes 2%

Klawock didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Klawock

Full-time staff
54
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Schools
33 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time1 part
Police
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
7 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Klawock City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$40,008
Alaska: $21,070
Students
133
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 7%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 54%

Of the $40,008 per pupil, $25,271 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 Klawock's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofklawock.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Klawock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Klawock

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

All of Klawock'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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