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Soldotna, Alaska - 42 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Kenai Peninsula Borough School District #32 of 40 districts in Alaska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,242 per pupil, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District ranks #44 of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending (Alaska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,528
Total Enrollment
42
Schools
$20,242
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District operates 42 public schools serving 8,528 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Alaska. The school portfolio breaks down into 25 combined, 7 elementary, 6 high, 4 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Kenai Peninsula Borough.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,242 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 29.3% local, 54.5% state, and 16.1% 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 29/100, ranked #32 of 40 in Alaska against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 6 of 42 schools offering Advanced Placement (24 AP courses district-wide), a 357.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 63.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.4% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kenai Alternative High School, with a diversity index of 70.1/100.
Its largest campus is Connections, enrolling 1,188 students (14% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Marathon School, at 8 students, a 149x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District school enrollment varies 149× across entities
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 1,188 students (highest), a spread of 1,180 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District student-counselor ratio is 357:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District chronic absenteeism rate is 63.0% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Kenai Peninsula 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough School District?
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has 42 schools, including 25 combined, 6 high, 4 middle, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 8,528 students.
How much does Kenai Peninsula Borough School District spend per student?
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District spends $20,242 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #32 in Alaska.
What is the demographic composition of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District?
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District students are 65.4% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 42 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kenai Peninsula Borough School District?
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #32 out of 40 districts in Alaska.