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Haines, Alaska - 3 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Haines Borough School District #18 of 40 districts in Alaska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,736 per pupil, Haines Borough School District ranks #33 of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending (Alaska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
262
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$25,736
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Haines Borough School District operates 3 public schools serving 262 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alaska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Haines Borough.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,736 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 26.3% local, 59.7% state, and 14.1% 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 49/100, ranked #18 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.
a 115.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.2% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Haines Elementary, with a diversity index of 53.7/100.
Its largest campus is Haines Elementary, enrolling 153 students (60% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Haines Home School, at 24 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Haines Elementary accounts for 58.4% of all Haines Borough School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Haines Borough School District a distant remainder — means Haines Borough 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.
Haines Borough School District school enrollment varies 6.4× across entities
Haines Borough School District school enrollment ranges from 24 students (lowest) to 153 students (highest), a spread of 129 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Haines Borough School District student-counselor ratio is 116:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Haines Borough School District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Haines Borough School District is typically wider than the Haines Borough School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Haines Borough School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Haines Borough School District?
Haines Borough School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 262 students.
How much does Haines Borough School District spend per student?
Haines Borough School District spends $25,736 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #18 in Alaska.
What is the demographic composition of Haines Borough School District?
Haines Borough School District students are 73.2% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Haines Borough School District?
Haines Borough School District has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #18 out of 40 districts in Alaska.