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Anchorage School District

Anchorage School District in Alaska: 94 public schools with 40,587 students and 18.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,246 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 94; 8 charter
Students: 40,587
Students per teacher: 18.4; AK 18.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $17,246; AK $21K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 2,208
Counselors (FTE): 120
Students per counselor: 338; AK 394 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 32.7; Librarians (FTE): 72.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alaska's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Alaska: 33%

36%proficient

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 65% of school districts in Alaska

Median 28% · 52 school districts compared

17,725 students tested, grades 3–8 · AK STAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Alaska: 34%

38%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in Alaska

Median 25% · 52 school districts compared

17,720 students tested, grades 3–8 · AK STAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$17.0K15

$14.4K16

$14.7K17

$14.7K18

$15.4K19

$15.4K20

$17.0K21

$17.2K22

$16.6K23

$17.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 16% · $131.9M
State: 52% · $420.7M
Local: 31% · $252.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,822
Support services: $6,899
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $99.4M
Long-term debt: $141.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 62Middle schools: 11High schools: 14Other schools: 7

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Airport Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	240	13.0	5.9%	7.7%	Anchorage
Alaska Native Cultural Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	357	15.9	19%	17%	Anchorage
Alpenglow Elementary	Pre-K–6	278	19.0	44%	43%	Eagle River
Aquarian Charter SchoolCharter	K–6	365	16.6	62%	63%	Anchorage
Aurora Elementary	Pre-K–6	359	16.6	55%	47%	Jber
Baxter ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	239	16.9	8.1%	5.5%	Anchorage
Bayshore Elementary	Pre-K–6	338	19.1	43%	51%	Anchorage
Bear Valley Elementary	Pre-K–6	316	17.4	61%	64%	Anchorage
Birchwood ABC Elementary	Pre-K–6	246	15.9	54%	68%	Eagle River
Bowman Elementary	Pre-K–6	536	16.2	46%	51%	Anchorage
Campbell STEM Elementary	Pre-K–6	323	16.3	41%	27%	Anchorage
Chester Valley ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	191	17.8	17%	15%	Anchorage
Chinook ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	365	15.6	24%	24%	Anchorage
Chugach Optional Elementary	Pre-K–6	275	18.1	61%	64%	Anchorage
Chugiak Elementary	Pre-K–6	439	17.3	40%	43%	Chugiak
College Gate ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	363	16.9	22%	17%	Anchorage
Creekside Park ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	399	18.0	20%	17%	Anchorage
Denali Montessori ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	361	14.9	34%	29%	Anchorage
Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	337	15.9	12%	13%	Anchorage
Eagle Academy Charter SchoolCharter	K–8	205	16.1	68%	75%	Eagle River
Eagle River Elementary	Pre-K–6	266	15.0	44%	37%	Eagle River
Fire Lake Elementary	Pre-K–6	195	13.7	35%	36%	Eagle River
Girdwood School	Pre-K–8	179	12.6	50%	58%	Girdwood
Gladys Wood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	267	14.2	31%	27%	Anchorage
Government Hill Elementary	Pre-K–6	424	16.9	38%	38%	Anchorage
Homestead Elementary	Pre-K–6	255	15.7	47%	53%	Eagle River
Huffman Elementary	Pre-K–6	268	17.0	59%	68%	Anchorage
Inlet View Elementary	Pre-K–6	190	17.1	51%	53%	Anchorage
Kasuun ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	343	17.2	27%	22%	Anchorage
Kincaid Elementary	Pre-K–6	322	15.9	58%	59%	Anchorage
Klatt ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	294	14.6	31%	33%	Anchorage
Lake Hood Elementary	Pre-K–6	185	13.8	13%	7.6%	Anchorage
Lake Otis ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	264	13.0	13%	13%	Anchorage
Mountain View ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	230	14.2	21%	30%	Anchorage
Muldoon ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	417	18.4	11%	12%	Anchorage
North Star ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	317	15.7	15%	18%	Anchorage
Northern Lights ABC K-8 School	Pre-K–8	582	18.9	64%	66%	Anchorage
Northwood ABCFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	255	14.3	21%	22%	Anchorage
Nunaka Valley ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	193	13.7	24%	27%	Anchorage
O'Malley Elementary	Pre-K–6	350	15.0	51%	53%	Anchorage
Ocean View Elementary	Pre-K–6	285	16.9	49%	57%	Anchorage
Orion Elementary School	Pre-K–6	423	19.2	42%	46%	Jber
Ptarmigan ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	392	15.1	14%	18%	Anchorage
Rabbit Creek Elementary	Pre-K–6	288	15.6	46%	57%	Anchorage
Ravenwood Elementary	Pre-K–6	367	15.8	61%	71%	Eagle River
Rilke Schule Charter SchoolCharter	K–8	485	18.9	58%	57%	Anchorage
Rogers Park Elementary	Pre-K–6	354	14.8	61%	60%	Anchorage
Russian Jack ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	254	14.4	24%	20%	Anchorage
Sand Lake Elementary	Pre-K–6	367	15.4	37%	51%	Anchorage
Scenic Park Elementary	Pre-K–6	386	17.0	47%	47%	Anchorage
Spring Hill ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	291	14.4	13%	19%	Anchorage
Susitna ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	394	18.5	28%	30%	Anchorage
Taku ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	258	18.5	26%	19%	Anchorage
Trailside Elementary	Pre-K–6	364	15.9	50%	53%	Anchorage
Tudor Elementary	Pre-K–6	303	26.2	18%	18%	Anchorage
Turnagain Elementary	Pre-K–6	247	17.8	42%	35%	Anchorage
Ursa Minor Elementary	Pre-K–6	294	18.2	38%	32%	Jber
William Tyson ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	353	19.5	10%	8.5%	Anchorage
Williwaw ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	315	14.3	13%	8.2%	Anchorage
Willow Crest ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	294	15.1	22%	26%	Anchorage
Winterberry SchoolCharter	K–8	264	17.6	35%	21%	Anchorage
Wonder Park ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	287	14.5	13%	18%	Anchorage
Anchorage STrEaM AcademyCharter	6–8	183	17.1	37%	29%	Anchorage
Central Middle School of ScienceFree meals for all	6–8	545	22.2	23%	19%	Anchorage
Clark Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	713	26.0	12%	12%	Anchorage
Goldenview Middle School	6–8	—	—	52%	62%	Anchorage
Gruening Middle School	6–8	797	28.3	45%	50%	Eagle River
Hanshew Middle School	6–8	822	33.1	28%	33%	Anchorage
Mears Middle School	6–8	—	—	32%	32%	Anchorage
Mirror Lake Middle School	6–8	571	23.5	42%	52%	Chugiak
Nicholas J. Begich Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	830	21.7	18%	18%	Anchorage
Romig Middle School	6–8	1,138	21.0	49%	47%	Anchorage
Wendler Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	602	21.0	21%	21%	Anchorage
Alaska Middle College School	11–12	272	93.8	—	—	Eagle River
Benny Benson Alternative High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	275	19.1	—	—	Anchorage
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,636	20.3	—	—	Anchorage
Chugiak High School	9–12	928	23.2	—	—	Chugiak
Dimond High School	9–12	1,373	21.6	—	—	Anchorage
Eagle River High School	9–12	771	20.3	—	—	Eagle River
Highland Academy CharterCharter	6–12	200	18.8	32%	29%	Anchorage
Martin Luther King Jr. Technical High SchoolCareer and technical	10–12	124	4.7	—	—	Anchorage
McLaughlin Secondary SchoolAlternative	6–12	77	7.1	10%	30%	Anchorage
S.A.V.E. High SchoolAlternative	9–12	156	19.3	—	—	Anchorage
Service High School	9–12	1,518	24.1	—	—	Anchorage
South Anchorage High School	9–12	1,239	22.6	—	—	Anchorage
Steller Secondary School	6–12	305	20.8	47%	47%	Anchorage
West High School	9–12	1,702	21.9	—	—	Anchorage
AKChoice K-12 Learning	K–12	283	14.8	34%	32%	Anchorage
Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing	Pre-K–12	25	22.3	13%	13%	Anchorage
Bartlett High SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	1,431	21.7	—	—	Anchorage
Family Partnership Correspondence School	K–12	1,008	80.1	57%	58%	Anchorage
Frontier Charter SchoolCharter	K–12	689	175.8	44%	34%	Anchorage
Polaris K-12 School	K–12	483	22.1	44%	50%	Anchorage
Whaley SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	298	6.4	13%	10%	Anchorage

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 5530 E Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99504
Phone: (907)742-4000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.