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Sitka, Alaska - 1 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Mount Edgecumbe #11 of 40 districts in Alaska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $31,633 per pupil, Mount Edgecumbe ranks #29 of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending (Alaska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
407
Total Enrollment
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$31,633
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mount Edgecumbe operates 1 public schools serving 407 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alaska. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Sitka City and Borough.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $31,633 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 0.0% local, 74.8% state, and 25.2% 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 62/100, ranked #11 of 40 in Alaska against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 211:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 13.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 5.7% White, 1.7% Asian, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mt. Edgecumbe High School, enrolling 422 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Mt. Edgecumbe High School accounts for 100.0% of all Mount Edgecumbe student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mount Edgecumbe a distant remainder — means Mount Edgecumbe-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Mount Edgecumbe has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 79.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Mount Edgecumbe student-counselor ratio is 211:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Mount Edgecumbe chronic absenteeism rate is 13.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Mount Edgecumbe has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 407 students.
How much does Mount Edgecumbe spend per student?
Mount Edgecumbe spends $31,633 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #11 in Alaska.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Edgecumbe?
Mount Edgecumbe students are 5.7% White, 1.7% Asian, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mount Edgecumbe?
Mount Edgecumbe has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #11 out of 40 districts in Alaska.