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Petersburg, Alaska - 3 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Petersburg Borough School District #29 of 40 districts in Alaska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,717 per pupil, Petersburg Borough School District ranks #36 of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending (Alaska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
438
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$24,717
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Petersburg Borough School District operates 3 public schools serving 438 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alaska. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Petersburg Borough.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,717 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 21.8% local, 62.3% state, and 15.9% 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 36/100, ranked #29 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 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 240.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.7% White, 4.3% Asian, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rae C. Stedman Elementary, with a diversity index of 57.6/100.
Its largest campus is Rae C. Stedman Elementary, enrolling 206 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Rae C. Stedman Elementary accounts for 44.4% of all Petersburg Borough School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Petersburg 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.
Petersburg Borough School District student-counselor ratio is 241:1 — 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.
Petersburg Borough School District chronic absenteeism rate is 33.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Petersburg 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 Petersburg Borough School District?
Petersburg Borough School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 438 students.
How much does Petersburg Borough School District spend per student?
Petersburg Borough School District spends $24,717 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #29 in Alaska.
What is the demographic composition of Petersburg Borough School District?
Petersburg Borough School District students are 63.7% White, 4.3% Asian, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Petersburg Borough School District?
Petersburg Borough School District has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #29 out of 40 districts in Alaska.