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Delta Junction, Alaska - 5 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Delta/Greely School District #23 of 40 districts in Alaska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,980 per pupil, Delta/Greely School District ranks #47 of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending (Alaska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
938
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$16,980
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Delta/Greely School District operates 5 public schools serving 938 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alaska. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 middle, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,980 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alaska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.4% local, 83.1% state, and 15.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #23 of 40 in Alaska against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 525.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 60.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.7% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Delta Junction Senior High School, with a diversity index of 49.5/100.
Its largest campus is Alaska Homeschool, enrolling 378 students (39% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Gerstle River School, at 33 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Alaska Homeschool accounts for 38.9% of all Delta/Greely School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Delta/Greely School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Delta/Greely School District school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Delta/Greely School District school enrollment ranges from 33 students (lowest) to 378 students (highest), a spread of 345 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Delta/Greely School District student-counselor ratio is 526:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Delta/Greely School District chronic absenteeism rate is 60.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Delta/Greely School District?
Delta/Greely School District has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 1 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 938 students.
How much does Delta/Greely School District spend per student?
Delta/Greely School District spends $16,980 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #23 in Alaska.
What is the demographic composition of Delta/Greely School District?
Delta/Greely School District students are 81.7% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Delta/Greely School District?
Delta/Greely School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #23 out of 40 districts in Alaska.