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Public schools in Alaska

Alaska has 488 open public schools run by 54 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 127,890 students. Schools average 19.2 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
54
Schools
488
Students
127,890
Teachers (FTE)
6,722
Students per teacher
19.2
US: 15.3
Charter schools
31
Total spending
$2.77 billion
2020 finance data
Spending per pupil
$21,336
2020 finance data. US: $16,826

In the 2020 finance data, districts in Alaska spent $21,336 per pupil, which is above the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.

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School districts in Alaska

All 54 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
Anchorage School DistrictAnchorage9442,57319.3$19,178
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictPalmer4919,49519.2$17,634
Fairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictFairbanks3311,85719.5$20,986
Kenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictSoldotna428,51016.7$20,916
Galena City School DistrictGalena48,16880.1$4,905
Juneau Borough School DistrictJuneau134,08517.7$22,324
Yukon-Koyukuk School DistrictFairbanks114,02452.3$8,273
Lower Kuskokwim School DistrictBethel273,82315.0$49,910
Nenana City School DistrictNenana22,27984.4$6,763
Kodiak Island Borough School DistrictKodiak122,12214.2$25,822
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School DistrictKetchikan92,04313.9$22,534
Lower Yukon School DistrictMountain Village112,02715.8$36,787
Northwest Arctic Borough School DistrictKotzebue131,94515.9$44,800
North Slope Borough School DistrictUtqiagvik111,85311.4$38,496
Bering Strait School DistrictUnalakleet151,74510.8$41,833
Sitka School DistrictSitka61,08013.7$23,578
Denali Borough School DistrictHealy41,07341.3$10,468
Delta/Greely School DistrictDelta Junction597121.1$17,985
Nome Public SchoolsNome467213.7$24,525
Chugach School DistrictAnchorage461736.3$13,207
Craig City School DistrictCraig461524.6$10,512
Southwest Region School DistrictDillingham861513.1$40,684
Valdez City School DistrictValdez360513.4$28,923
Yupiit School DistrictAkiachak352213.4$34,960
Petersburg Borough School DistrictPetersburg346412.9$25,238
Mount EdgecumbeSitka142217.6$36,048
Dillingham City School DistrictDillingham240311.5$35,757
Copper River School DistrictGlennallen539317.9$23,691
Alaska Gateway School DistrictTok738112.7$42,423
Cordova City School DistrictCordova336112.9$27,890
Unalaska City School DistrictUnalaska233713.0$26,987
Kashunamiut School DistrictChevak132014.5$31,413
Lake and Peninsula Borough School DistrictKing Salmon113208.2$58,150
Kuspuk School DistrictAniak930910.3$72,599
Annette Island School DistrictMetlakatla33019.1$40,358
Wrangell Public School DistrictWrangell326413.2$32,895
Iditarod Area School DistrictMcGrath826313.2$27,391
Haines Borough School DistrictHaines325512.8$24,139
Aleutians East Borough School DistrictSand Point41788.5$46,390
Saint Mary's School DistrictSaint Mary's117812.7$39,588
Yukon Flats School DistrictFt. Yukon61758.8$54,519
Southeast Island School DistrictThorne Bay81648.6$53,667
Chatham School DistrictAngoon41618.5$38,923
Skagway School DistrictSkagway113810.6$25,847
Klawock City School DistrictKlawock21279.8$37,712
Hydaburg City School DistrictHydaburg211713.0$34,652
Kake City School DistrictKake11178.4$43,152
Hoonah City School DistrictHoonah11109.2$32,422
Bristol Bay Borough School DistrictNaknek310611.8$49,351
Yakutat School DistrictYakutat29515.8$29,505
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Alaska district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.Anchorage School District42,573
  2. 2.Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District19,495
  3. 3.Fairbanks North Star Borough School District11,857
  4. 4.Kenai Peninsula Borough School District8,510
  5. 5.Galena City School District8,168
  6. 6.Juneau Borough School District4,085
  7. 7.Yukon-Koyukuk School District4,024
  8. 8.Lower Kuskokwim School District3,823
  9. 9.Nenana City School District2,279
  10. 10.Kodiak Island Borough School District2,122

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Bering Strait School District10.8
  2. 2.North Slope Borough School District11.4
  3. 3.Sitka School District13.7
  4. 4.Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District13.9
  5. 5.Kodiak Island Borough School District14.2
  6. 6.Lower Kuskokwim School District15.0
  7. 7.Lower Yukon School District15.8
  8. 8.Northwest Arctic Borough School District15.9
  9. 9.Kenai Peninsula Borough School District16.7
  10. 10.Juneau Borough School District17.7

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Nenana City School District84.4
  2. 2.Galena City School District80.1
  3. 3.Yukon-Koyukuk School District52.3
  4. 4.Denali Borough School District41.3
  5. 5.Fairbanks North Star Borough School District19.5
  6. 6.Anchorage School District19.3
  7. 7.Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District19.2
  8. 8.Juneau Borough School District17.7
  9. 9.Kenai Peninsula Borough School District16.7
  10. 10.Northwest Arctic Borough School District15.9

Highest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Lower Kuskokwim School District$49,910
  2. 2.Northwest Arctic Borough School District$44,800
  3. 3.Bering Strait School District$41,833
  4. 4.North Slope Borough School District$38,496
  5. 5.Lower Yukon School District$36,787
  6. 6.Kodiak Island Borough School District$25,822
  7. 7.Sitka School District$23,578
  8. 8.Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District$22,534
  9. 9.Juneau Borough School District$22,324
  10. 10.Fairbanks North Star Borough School District$20,986

Lowest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Galena City School District$4,905
  2. 2.Nenana City School District$6,763
  3. 3.Yukon-Koyukuk School District$8,273
  4. 4.Denali Borough School District$10,468
  5. 5.Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District$17,634
  6. 6.Anchorage School District$19,178
  7. 7.Kenai Peninsula Borough School District$20,916
  8. 8.Fairbanks North Star Borough School District$20,986
  9. 9.Juneau Borough School District$22,324
  10. 10.Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District$22,534

Most charter schools

  1. 1.Anchorage School District8
  2. 2.Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District8
  3. 3.Fairbanks North Star Borough School District5
  4. 4.Kenai Peninsula Borough School District4
  5. 5.Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District2
  6. 6.Juneau Borough School District1
  7. 7.Lower Kuskokwim School District1
  8. 8.Lower Yukon School District1
  9. 9.Nome Public Schools1

Schools by level

72 high schools, 35 middle schools and 168 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 72

  1. West High School Anchorage, 1,702 students
  2. Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School Anchorage, 1,636 students
  3. Service High School Anchorage, 1,518 students
  4. Dimond High School Anchorage, 1,373 students
  5. South Anchorage High School Anchorage, 1,239 students
  6. Colony High School Palmer, 1,046 students
  7. Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale Juneau, 1,018 students
  8. Chugiak High School Chugiak, 928 students
  9. Wasilla High School Wasilla, 816 students
  10. Lathrop High School Fairbanks, 788 students
  11. West Valley High School Fairbanks, 782 students
  12. Eagle River High School Eagle River, 771 students
  13. Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School Wasilla, 705 students
  14. North Pole High School North Pole, 695 students
  15. Soldotna High School Soldotna, 695 students

Middle schools 35

  1. Romig Middle School Anchorage, 1,138 students
  2. Nicholas J. Begich Middle School Anchorage, 830 students
  3. Hanshew Middle School Anchorage, 822 students
  4. Gruening Middle School Eagle River, 797 students
  5. Clark Middle School Anchorage, 713 students
  6. North Pole Middle School North Pole, 631 students
  7. Wendler Middle School Anchorage, 602 students
  8. Wasilla Middle School Wasilla, 584 students
  9. Thunder Mountain Middle School Juneau, 574 students
  10. Mirror Lake Middle School Chugiak, 571 students
  11. Palmer Middle School Palmer, 563 students
  12. Central Middle School of Science Anchorage, 545 students
  13. Tanana Middle School Fairbanks, 523 students
  14. Ryan Middle School Fairbanks, 463 students
  15. Randy Smith Middle School Fairbanks, 413 students

Elementary schools 168

  1. Colony Middle School Palmer, 771 students
  2. Teeland Middle School Wasilla, 643 students
  3. Northern Lights ABC K-8 School Anchorage, 582 students
  4. Bowman Elementary Anchorage, 536 students
  5. John Shaw Elementary Wasilla, 507 students
  6. Fred Ipalook Elementary Utqiagvik, 494 students
  7. Rilke Schule Charter School Anchorage, 485 students
  8. Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School Wasilla, 468 students
  9. Mt. View Elementary Kenai, 449 students
  10. Pioneer Peak Elementary Palmer, 449 students
  11. Finger Lake Elementary Wasilla, 445 students
  12. Chugiak Elementary Chugiak, 439 students
  13. Government Hill Elementary Anchorage, 424 students
  14. Iditarod Elementary Wasilla, 424 students
  15. Orion Elementary School Jber, 423 students

Cities with the most public schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.