Public schools in Alaska
488 public schools and 53 school districts in Alaska: students, class sizes, charter schools and spending per student, by district.
488 public schools and 53 school districts in Alaska: students, class sizes, charter schools and spending per student, by district.
Alaska has 488 public schools with 127,890 students and 18.6 students per teacher (US: 15.2).
5.7% of students attend one of its 31 charter schools.
226 schools serve free meals to every student.
Districts with schools here, by students here.
| District | Schools | Students | Spending / student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage School District | 94 | 40,587 | $17,246 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | 49 | 19,495 | $17,238 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | 33 | 11,857 | $18,337 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | 42 | 8,510 | $20,255 |
| Galena City School District | 4 | 8,168 | $7,187 |
| Juneau Borough School District | 13 | 4,085 | $20,595 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk School District | 11 | 4,024 | $13,072 |
| Lower Kuskokwim School District | 27 | 3,823 | $45,371 |
| Nenana City School District | 2 | 2,279 | $8,081 |
| Kodiak Island Borough School District | 12 | 2,122 | $27,443 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District | 9 | 2,043 | $25,131 |
| Lower Yukon School District | 11 | 2,027 | $43,105 |
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–12 | 7,876 | 118.8 | |
| Pre-K–12 | 3,687 | 123.9 | |
Mat-Su Central SchoolMostly virtual | K–12 | 2,780 | 99.3 |
| Pre-K–12 | 2,085 | 157.7 | |
Sources
| 9–12 |
| 1,702 |
| 21.9 |
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,636 | 20.3 |
| 9–12 | 1,518 | 24.1 |
Bartlett High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 1,431 | 21.7 |
| 9–12 | 1,373 | 21.6 |
| 9–12 | 1,239 | 22.6 |