Aleutians East Borough School District

Public school district · Aleutians East Borough · Alaska · NCES district ID 0200007

Aleutians East Borough School District spent $49,607 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 81% of the other Alaska districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $37,653). Its 4 schools enrolled 178 students in 2024-25; 52.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $54,410 per student, up 9.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Alaska: 77.9%).

Spending per student among Alaska districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Aleutians East Borough in enrollment (121 to 264 students) and Aleutians East Borough itself.

Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Aleutians East Borough, FY23Yukon Flats $76,782; Bristol Bay Borough $57,934; Southeast Island $52,700; Aleutians East Borough $49,607; Chatham $46,218; Saint Mary's $39,916; Klawock City $38,484; Skagway $28,651; Haines Borough $23,885; Wrangell $22,697; State median, under 1,000 students $37,653.20k40k60k80kYukon Flats$76,782Bristol Bay Borough$57,934Southeast Island$52,700Aleutians East Borough$49,607Chatham$46,218Saint Mary's$39,916Klawock City$38,484Skagway$28,651Haines Borough$23,885Wrangell$22,697State median, under 1,000 students $37,653
Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Aleutians East Borough, FY23Yukon Flats $76,782; Bristol Bay Borough $57,934; Southeast Island $52,700; Aleutians East Borough $49,607; Chatham $46,218; Saint Mary's $39,916; Klawock City $38,484; Skagway $28,651; Haines Borough $23,885; Wrangell $22,697; State median, under 1,000 students $37,653.20k40k60k80kYukon Flats$76,782Bristol Bay Borough$57,934Southeast Island$52,700Aleutians East Borough$49,607Chatham$46,218Saint Mary's$39,916Klawock City$38,484Skagway$28,651Haines Borough$23,885Wrangell$22,697State median, under 1,000 students $37,653
Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Aleutians East Borough, FY23Yukon Flats $76,782; Bristol Bay Borough $57,934; Southeast Island $52,700; Aleutians East Borough $49,607; Chatham $46,218; Saint Mary's $39,916; Klawock City $38,484; Skagway $28,651; Haines Borough $23,885; Wrangell $22,697; State median, under 1,000 students $37,653.20k40k60k80kYukon Flats$76,782Bristol Bay Borough$57,934Southeast Island$52,700Aleutians East Borough$49,607Chatham$46,218Saint Mary's$39,916Klawock City$38,484Skagway$28,651Haines Borough$23,885Wrangell$22,697State median, under 1,000 students $37,653
Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Aleutians East Borough, FY23Yukon Flats $76,782; Bristol Bay Borough $57,934; Southeast Island $52,700; Aleutians East Borough $49,607; Chatham $46,218; Saint Mary's $39,916; Klawock City $38,484; Skagway $28,651; Haines Borough $23,885; Wrangell $22,697; State median, under 1,000 students $37,653.20k40k60k80kYukon Flats$76,782Bristol Bay Borough$57,934Southeast Island$52,700Aleutians East Borough$49,607Chatham$46,218Saint Mary's$39,916Klawock City$38,484Skagway$28,651Haines Borough$23,885Wrangell$22,697State median, under 1,000 students $37,653

Where the money came from

$11,048,000 in revenue: 52.3% state, 16.6% local and 31.1% federal. Total spending was $10,653,000, or $50,488 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Aleutians East Borough School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,778,000; Local $1,837,000; Federal $3,433,000; total $11,048,000.
  • State$5,778,000 52%
  • Local$1,837,000 17%
  • Federal$3,433,000 31%

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 37 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

211 students in 2022-23, 205 students in 2023-24, 178 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Aleutians East Borough School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 211, 2023-24: 205, 2024-25: 17801002003002022-232112023-242052024-25178
Aleutians East Borough School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 211, 2023-24: 205, 2024-25: 17801002003002022-232112023-242052024-25178
Aleutians East Borough School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 211, 2023-24: 205, 2024-25: 17801002003002022-232112023-242052024-25178
Aleutians East Borough School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 211, 2023-24: 205, 2024-25: 17801002003002022-232112023-242052024-25178

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2321126.08.1
2023-2420524.08.5
2024-2517821.38.4

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 Aleutians East Borough School District scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading and 15-19% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtAlaskaStudents tested
Reading and language arts25-29%29.4%105
Math15-19%22.8%105

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

80% or more of the 16 students in Aleutians East 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtAlaska
Four-year graduation rate80% or more77.9%
Students in the class169,629

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.

4 other schools, 178 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sand Point School859.1not reportedTargeted program
King Cove School677.4not reportedTargeted program
Akutan School168.0not reportedTargeted program
False Pass School1010.0not reportedNot 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.

Contact Aleutians East Borough School District

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 Aleutians East Borough School District

  1. Alaska districts by spending per studentAleutians East Borough School District ranks 8 of 37 Alaska districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($49,607).#8 of 37
  2. Every school district in AlaskaAleutians East Borough School District is the number 39 by size of 54 Alaska districts, with 211 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#39 of 54
  3. Haines Borough School DistrictThe next larger Alaska district: 262 students in fall 2022, $23,885 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,885
  4. Saint Mary's School DistrictThe next smaller Alaska district: 203 students in fall 2022, $39,916 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$39,916
  5. Compare Aleutians East Borough School District with Haines Borough School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Aleutians East Borough School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Aleutians East Borough School District?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 other), enrolling 178 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Aleutians East Borough School District spend per student?
    $49,607 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $37,653 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $54,410 per student, up 9.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Aleutians East Borough School District's money come from?
    $11,048,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 52.3% state, 16.6% local and 31.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Aleutians East Borough School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 18 of the 134 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.4%, 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.
  5. How do students in Aleutians East Borough School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Aleutians East Borough School District scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading and 15-19% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Aleutians East Borough School District?
    80% or more of the 16 students in Aleutians East 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.
  7. What is Aleutians East Borough School District's NCES district ID?
    0200007. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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