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Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District in Alaska: 42 public schools with 8,510 students and 16.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,255 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 42; 4 charter
Students: 8,510
Students per teacher: 16.6; AK 18.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $20,255; 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): 511
Counselors (FTE): 15.9
Students per counselor: 534; AK 394 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 9.0; Librarians (FTE): 4.5

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%

37%proficient

+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 69% of school districts in Alaska

Median 28% · 52 school districts compared

3,329 students tested, grades 3–8 · AK STAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Alaska: 34%

41%proficient

+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 75% of school districts in Alaska

Median 25% · 52 school districts compared

3,317 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

$20.2K15

$17.6K16

$17.5K17

$17.4K18

$17.9K19

$18.2K20

$20.5K21

$20.2K22

$19.9K23

$20.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 13% · $22.1M
State: 53% · $92.9M
Local: 35% · $61M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $11,901
Support services: $7,829
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $2.4M
Long-term debt: $17.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 17Middle schools: 4High schools: 9Other schools: 12

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Aurora Borealis Charter SchoolCharter	K–8	199	16.5	77%	91%	Kenai
Chapman School	Pre-K–8	168	12.5	42%	35%	Anchor Point
Fireweed AcademyCharter	K–6	104	13.9	63%	52%	Homer
Kaleidoscope School of Arts & ScienceCharter	K–5	205	13.6	18%	24%	Kenai
Kalifornsky Beach Elementary	Pre-K–6	384	15.5	34%	42%	Soldotna
McNeil Canyon Elementary	K–6	144	14.0	64%	74%	Homer
Moose Pass School	K–8	17	15.7	63%	25%	Moose Pass
Mt. View Elementary	Pre-K–5	449	14.1	23%	29%	Kenai
Nikiski North Star Elementary	Pre-K–5	214	12.1	33%	44%	Kenai
Paul Banks Elementary	Pre-K–2	189	14.4	—	—	Homer
Redoubt Elementary	Pre-K–6	321	14.6	44%	41%	Soldotna
Soldotna Elementary	Pre-K–6	266	13.5	32%	40%	Soldotna
Soldotna Montessori Charter SchoolCharter	K–6	164	15.8	53%	56%	Soldotna
Sterling Elementary	Pre-K–6	114	11.2	24%	43%	Sterling
Tustumena Elementary	Pre-K–6	155	15.0	44%	46%	Kasilof
West Homer Elementary	3–6	211	12.7	52%	54%	Homer
William H. Seward Elementary School	Pre-K–5	205	12.2	41%	38%	Seward
Homer Middle School	7–8	205	13.9	45%	46%	Homer
Kenai Middle School	6–8	408	16.5	33%	39%	Kenai
Seward Middle School	6–8	104	16.9	23%	27%	Seward
Skyview Middle School	7–8	355	15.7	33%	41%	Soldotna
Homer Flex SchoolAlternative	9–12	36	11.9	—	—	Homer
Homer High School	9–12	357	18.7	—	—	Homer
Kenai Alternative High SchoolAlternative	9–12	45	9.8	—	—	Kenai
Kenai Central High School	9–12	525	17.8	—	—	Kenai
Marathon SchoolAlternative	7–12	8	4.6	—	—	Kenai
Nikiski Middle/Senior High School	6–12	276	15.4	23%	25%	Nikiski
River City Academy	7–12	79	15.3	37%	32%	Soldotna
Seward High School	9–12	173	19.3	—	—	Seward
Soldotna High School	9–12	695	18.6	—	—	Soldotna
Connections	Pre-K–12	1,188	79.6	48%	38%	Soldotna
Cooper Landing School	K–12	16	7.5	60%	60%	Cooper Landing
Hope School	Pre-K–12	21	9.5	89%	—	Hope
Kachemak Selo School	Pre-K–12	30	11.5	9.5%	29%	Kachemak
Nanwalek SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	60	15.0	13%	6.5%	Nanwalek
Nikolaevsk SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	19	9.5	21%	29%	Nikolaevsk
Ninilchik School	Pre-K–12	107	10.9	25%	20%	Ninilchik
Port Graham School	Pre-K–12	29	13.2	7.7%	15%	Port Graham
Razdolna School	Pre-K–12	74	11.2	18%	15%	Homer
Susan B English School	Pre-K–12	26	7.9	20%	30%	Seldovia
Tebughna SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	20	10.4	17%	20%	Tyonek
Voznesenka School	Pre-K–12	145	13.2	24%	24%	Voznesenka

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: 148 N Binkley St, Soldotna, AK 99669
Phone: (907)714-8888

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.