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How Pilot Point is run

Pilot Point spent $444,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $7,161 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

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City budget
$444,000
spent, year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$7,161
Below typical Alaska cities ($9,984)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
1
full-time · 16 part-time

What stands out about how Pilot Point is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $7,161 per resident a year, or $19.62 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 32% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 66%Fees & charges 30%From the state 3%From the federal government 1%
An estimate

Pilot Point didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

The school district

Lake and Peninsula Borough School District

Pilot Point’s K–12 school district, shared with Chignik, Egegik, Newhalen, Nondalton, Port Heiden. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Pilot Point →
$60,416
per pupil · AK $21,070
332
students
$8.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $60,416 per pupil, $28,678 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 18%State 54%Federal 28%

Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Pilot Point

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Pilot Point yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Pilot Point

One full-time town employee for every 62 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 4 pt
Water & other utilities1 + 2 pt
Sewer & trash0 + 2 pt
Roads & transportation0 + 1 pt
Other0 + 7 pt
1
full-time
16
part-time
$93,600
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Pilot Point

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Pilot Point.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alaska

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Pilot Point’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Pilot Point is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Pilot Point get good value for its tax dollars?

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Pilot Point, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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