Denali Borough School District

Public school district · Denali Borough · Alaska · NCES district ID 0200770

Denali Borough School District spent $11,280 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the least of the 37 Alaska districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $37,653). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,073 students in 2024-25; 66.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,761 per student, up 4.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (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 districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Denali Borough in enrollment (438 to 1,120 students) and Denali Borough itself.

Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Denali Borough, FY23Southwest Region $42,157; Yupiit $41,227; Valdez City Schools $26,093; Nome Public Schools $25,174; Petersburg Borough $25,075; Sitka $23,911; Delta/Greely $15,157; Chugach $13,706; Craig City $13,443; Denali Borough $11,280; State median, under 1,000 students $37,653.10k20k30k40k50kSouthwest Region$42,157Yupiit$41,227Valdez City Schools$26,093Nome Public Schools$25,174Petersburg Borough$25,075Sitka$23,911Delta/Greely$15,157Chugach$13,706Craig City$13,443Denali Borough$11,280State median, under 1,000 students $37,653
Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Denali Borough, FY23Southwest Region $42,157; Yupiit $41,227; Valdez City Schools $26,093; Nome Public Schools $25,174; Petersburg Borough $25,075; Sitka $23,911; Delta/Greely $15,157; Chugach $13,706; Craig City $13,443; Denali Borough $11,280; State median, under 1,000 students $37,653.10k20k30k40k50kSouthwest Region$42,157Yupiit$41,227Valdez City Schools$26,093Nome Public Schools$25,174Petersburg Borough$25,075Sitka$23,911Delta/Greely$15,157Chugach$13,706Craig City$13,443Denali Borough$11,280State median, under 1,000 students $37,653
Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Denali Borough, FY23Southwest Region $42,157; Yupiit $41,227; Valdez City Schools $26,093; Nome Public Schools $25,174; Petersburg Borough $25,075; Sitka $23,911; Delta/Greely $15,157; Chugach $13,706; Craig City $13,443; Denali Borough $11,280; State median, under 1,000 students $37,653.10k30k50kSouthwest Region$42,157Yupiit$41,227Valdez City Schools$26,093Nome Public Schools$25,174Petersburg Borough$25,075Sitka$23,911Delta/Greely$15,157Chugach$13,706Craig City$13,443Denali Borough$11,280State median, under 1,000 students $37,653
Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Denali Borough, FY23Southwest Region $42,157; Yupiit $41,227; Valdez City Schools $26,093; Nome Public Schools $25,174; Petersburg Borough $25,075; Sitka $23,911; Delta/Greely $15,157; Chugach $13,706; Craig City $13,443; Denali Borough $11,280; State median, under 1,000 students $37,653.10k30k50kSouthwest Region$42,157Yupiit$41,227Valdez City Schools$26,093Nome Public Schools$25,174Petersburg Borough$25,075Sitka$23,911Delta/Greely$15,157Chugach$13,706Craig City$13,443Denali Borough$11,280State median, under 1,000 students $37,653

Where the money came from

$11,768,000 in revenue: 66.8% state, 27.4% local and 5.8% federal. Total spending including $1,274,000 of capital outlay was $11,561,000, or $12,677 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Denali Borough School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,866,000; Local $3,221,000; Federal $681,000; total $11,768,000.
  • State$7,866,000 67%
  • Local$3,221,000 27%
  • Federal$681,000 6%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

912 students in 2022-23, 924 students in 2023-24, 1,073 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Denali Borough School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 912, 2023-24: 924, 2024-25: 1,07305001k1.5k2022-239122023-249242024-251,073
Denali Borough School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 912, 2023-24: 924, 2024-25: 1,07305001k1.5k2022-239122023-249242024-251,073
Denali Borough School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 912, 2023-24: 924, 2024-25: 1,07305001k1.5k2022-239122023-249242024-251,073
Denali Borough School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 912, 2023-24: 924, 2024-25: 1,07305001k1.5k2022-239122023-249242024-251,073

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2391226.834.0
2023-2492425.536.3
2024-251,07326.840.0

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 Denali Borough School District scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 37% 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 arts45-49%29.4%195
Math37%22.8%202

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

80-84% of the 64 students in Denali 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 rate80‑84%77.9%
Students in the class649,629

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, 1,073 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Denali PEAK882not reportednot reportedNot Title I
Tri-Valley School16710.2not reportedTargeted program
Cantwell School147.8not reportedTargeted program
Anderson School103.2not reportedTargeted 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 Denali 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 Denali Borough School District

  1. Alaska districts by spending per studentDenali Borough School District ranks 37 of 37 Alaska districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,280).#37 of 37
  2. Every school district in AlaskaDenali Borough School District is the number 18 by size of 54 Alaska districts, with 912 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#18 of 54
  3. Delta/Greely School DistrictThe next larger Alaska district: 938 students in fall 2022, $15,157 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,157
  4. Nome Public SchoolsThe next smaller Alaska district: 719 students in fall 2022, $25,174 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,174
  5. Compare Denali Borough School District with Delta/Greely 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 Denali Borough School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Denali Borough School District?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 other), enrolling 1,073 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Denali Borough School District spend per student?
    $11,280 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 $11,761 per student, up 4.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Denali Borough School District's money come from?
    $11,768,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 66.8% state, 27.4% local and 5.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Denali Borough School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 22 of the 225 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.8%, 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.
  5. How do students in Denali Borough School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Denali Borough School District scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 37% 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 Denali Borough School District?
    80-84% of the 64 students in Denali 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 Denali Borough School District's NCES district ID?
    0200770. 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

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