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Sitka, Alaska - 6 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Sitka School District #22 of 40 districts in Alaska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,011 per pupil, Sitka School District ranks #38 of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending (Alaska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,120
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$24,011
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sitka School District operates 6 public schools serving 1,120 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alaska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Sitka City and Borough.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,011 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 34.2% local, 52.3% state, and 13.5% 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 43/100, ranked #22 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 169.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 40.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.1% White, 5.5% Asian, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary, with a diversity index of 69.0/100.
Its largest campus is Sitka High School, enrolling 305 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pacific High School, at 40 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sitka High School accounts for 27.2% of all Sitka School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sitka School District-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.
Sitka School District school enrollment varies 7.6× across entities
Sitka School District school enrollment ranges from 40 students (lowest) to 305 students (highest), a spread of 265 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.
Sitka School District student-counselor ratio is 169:1 — 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.
Sitka School District chronic absenteeism rate is 40.4% — 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.
Sitka School District has 6 schools, including 2 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,120 students.
How much does Sitka School District spend per student?
Sitka School District spends $24,011 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #22 in Alaska.
What is the demographic composition of Sitka School District?
Sitka School District students are 49.1% White, 5.5% Asian, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sitka School District?
Sitka School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #22 out of 40 districts in Alaska.