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Unalaska, Alaska - 2 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Unalaska City School District #26 of 40 districts in Alaska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,489 per pupil, Unalaska City School District ranks #30 of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending (Alaska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
346
Total Enrollment
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$27,489
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Unalaska City School District operates 2 public schools serving 346 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alaska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Aleutians West Census Area.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $27,489 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 48.2% local, 44.7% state, and 7.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 40/100, ranked #26 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.
a 337:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 44.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.3% Asian, 16.4% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Unalaska Jr/Sr High School, enrolling 174 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School accounts for 50.3% of all Unalaska City School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Unalaska City School District a distant remainder — means Unalaska City 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.
Unalaska City School District student-counselor ratio is 337:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Unalaska City School District is typically wider than the Unalaska City School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Unalaska City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 44.8% — 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 Unalaska City 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 Unalaska City School District?
Unalaska City School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 346 students.
How much does Unalaska City School District spend per student?
Unalaska City School District spends $27,489 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #26 in Alaska.
What is the demographic composition of Unalaska City School District?
Unalaska City School District students are 48.3% Asian, 16.4% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Unalaska City School District?
Unalaska City School District has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #26 out of 40 districts in Alaska.