Regular local school district · Chugach Census Area
Valdez City School District, AK: schools, enrollment and spending
Valdez City School District runs 3 public schools with 605 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.4 students per teacher is 5.8 lower than the Alaska figure of 19.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 605
- Teachers (FTE)
- 45
- Students per teacher
- 13.4
- AK: 19.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1112 W Klutina, Valdez, AK 99686
- Phone
- (907)835-4357
- County
- Chugach Census Area
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0200780
- State district ID
- AK-48
- Total staff (FTE)
- 126
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 303 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 3.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.4
Alaska19.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (692), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $20.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.4 million
- State revenue
- $8.6 million
- Local revenue
- $10.8 million
- Total spending
- $20.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $28,923
- Salaries
- $8.0 million40.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $39.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 6.6%
- State: 41.3%
- Local: 52.1%
Alaska overall
- Federal: 16.5%
- State: 62.2%
- Local: 21.3%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$28,923
Alaska$21,336
United States$16,826
Schools in Valdez City School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| George H. Gilson Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 143 | 15.9 |
| Hermon Hutchens Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 287 | 12.5 |
| Valdez High School | High | 9 to 12 | 175 | 13.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Chugach Census Area
- Cordova City School District 361 students
More in Alaska
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.