Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Public school district · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · Alaska · NCES district ID 0200510
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District spent $15,575 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 80% of the other Alaska districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $21,949). Its 49 schools enrolled 19,495 students in 2024-25; 66.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,238 per student, up 10.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85% (Alaska: 77.9%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Alaska's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Matanuska-Susitna Borough ranks 8.
Where the money came from
$344,298,000 in revenue: 66.2% state, 23.0% local and 10.7% federal. Total spending including $28,470,000 of capital outlay was $344,973,000, or $17,507 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$228,038,000 66%
- Local$79,350,000 23%
- Federal$36,910,000 11%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 16 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
19,705 students in 2022-23, 19,421 students in 2023-24, 19,495 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 19,705 | 998.1 | 19.7 |
| 2023-24 | 19,421 | 1028.9 | 18.9 |
| 2024-25 | 19,495 | 1015.1 | 19.2 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District scored proficient or above: 32% in reading and 26% in math, against 29.4% in reading and 22.8% in math across Alaska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alaska, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Alaska | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 32% | 29.4% | 8,017 |
| Math | 26% | 22.8% | 7,950 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
85% of the 1,390 students in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.9% across Alaska. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Alaska | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 85% | 77.9% |
| Students in the class | 1,390 | 9,629 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
27 elementary schools, 9,275 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colony Middle School | 771 | 20.8 | 25.9% | Not Title I |
| Teeland Middle School | 643 | 18.4 | 33.3% | Not Title I |
| John Shaw Elementary | 507 | 16.4 | 35.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School | 468 | 18.4 | 22.9% | Not Title I |
| Pioneer Peak Elementary | 449 | 15.5 | 30.5% | Not Title I |
| Finger Lake Elementary | 445 | 16.5 | 31.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Iditarod Elementary | 424 | 16.3 | 72.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Cottonwood Creek Elementary | 422 | 16.2 | 30.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Birchtree Charter School | 416 | 17.6 | not reported | Not Title I |
| Dena'ina Elementary School | 396 | 15.2 | 46.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Sherrod Elementary | 383 | 16.7 | 62.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Big Lake Elementary | 362 | 16.2 | 61.9% | Schoolwide program |
The other 15 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swanson Elementary | 348 | 13.4 | 41.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Snowshoe Elementary | 346 | 15.0 | 41.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Fronteras Charter School | 336 | 17.7 | not reported | Not Title I |
| Tanaina Elementary | 324 | 14.7 | 55.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Larson Elementary | 319 | 14.8 | 41.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Meadow Lakes Elementary | 308 | 12.3 | 65.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Goose Bay Elementary | 305 | 14.5 | 35.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Academy Charter School | 268 | 13.0 | not reported | Not Title I |
| Butte Elementary | 263 | 13.2 | 30.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Knik Elementary School | 263 | 16.4 | 38.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Midnight Sun Family Learning Center | 189 | 23.6 | not reported | Not Title I |
| Willow Elementary | 127 | 12.7 | 66.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Talkeetna Elementary | 121 | 12.1 | 53.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Sutton Elementary | 54 | 10.8 | 88.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Trapper Creek Elementary | 18 | 18.0 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
3 middle schools, 1,465 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasilla Middle School | 584 | 19.7 | 40.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Palmer Middle School | 563 | 18.9 | 37.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Houston Middle School | 318 | 13.8 | 74.2% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
10 high schools, 4,682 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colony High School | 1,046 | 20.4 | 27.0% | Not Title I |
| Wasilla High School | 816 | 18.0 | 26.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School | 705 | 16.7 | 22.0% | Not Title I |
| Palmer High School | 616 | 16.6 | 30.5% | Not Title I |
| Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School | 497 | 16.0 | 45.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Houston High School | 337 | 13.5 | 61.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Susitna Valley High | 233 | 14.6 | 41.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Mat-Su Middle College School | 222 | not reported | 18.9% | Not Title I |
| Burchell High School | 200 | 16.7 | 70.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Mat-Su Youth Facility | 10 | 10.0 | not reported | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
9 other schools, 4,073 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mat-Su Central School | 2,780 | 99.3 | not reported | Not Title I |
| Twindly Bridge Charter School | 601 | not reported | not reported | Not Title I |
| American Charter Academy | 193 | 16.0 | not reported | Not Title I |
| Knik Charter School | 189 | 13.3 | All free (CEP) | Not reported |
| Valley Pathways | 143 | 14.3 | 68.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Mat-Su Day School | 70 | 5.0 | 37.1% | Not Title I |
| Beryozova School | 39 | 19.5 | 87.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Knik Charter Correspondence School | 34 | 34.0 | not reported | Not reported |
| Glacier View School | 24 | 7.0 | 12.5% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
- Website: matsuk12.us
- Phone: (907) 746-9200
- Office: 501 N Gulkana St, Palmer, AK 99645
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
- Alaska districts by spending per studentMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District ranks 13 of 16 Alaska districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,575).#13 of 16
- Every school district in AlaskaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District is the number 2 by size of 54 Alaska districts, with 19,705 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#2 of 54
- Anchorage School DistrictThe next larger Alaska district: 43,727 students in fall 2022, $16,636 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,636
- Fairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictThe next smaller Alaska district: 12,703 students in fall 2022, $17,616 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,616
- Compare Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District with Anchorage School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Colony High School, its largest high school1,046 students in 2024-25, 20.4 per teacher.1,046
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
How many schools and students are in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District?
49 schools were open in 2024-25 (27 elementary, 3 middle, 10 high, 9 other), enrolling 19,495 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District spend per student?
$15,575 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Alaska median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $21,949 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,238 per student, up 10.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District's money come from?
$344,298,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 66.2% state, 23.0% local and 10.7% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,743 of the 22,303 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How do students in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District scored proficient or above: 32% in reading and 26% in math, against 29.4% in reading and 22.8% in math across Alaska. Alaska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District?
85% of the 1,390 students in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.9% across Alaska. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District's NCES district ID?
0200510. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25