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Wrangell, Alaska - 3 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Wrangell Public School District #35 of 40 districts in Alaska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,958 per pupil, Wrangell Public School District ranks #41 of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending (Alaska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
264
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$22,958
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wrangell Public School District operates 3 public schools serving 264 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 Wrangell City and Borough.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,958 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 25.2% local, 68.2% state, and 6.6% 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 26/100, ranked #35 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 382.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 67.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.7% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Evergreen Elementary, with a diversity index of 57.9/100.
Its largest campus is Evergreen Elementary, enrolling 134 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Evergreen Elementary accounts for 50.8% of all Wrangell Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wrangell Public School District a distant remainder — means Wrangell Public 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.
Wrangell Public School District school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Wrangell Public School District school enrollment ranges from 59 students (lowest) to 134 students (highest), a spread of 75 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.
Wrangell Public School District student-counselor ratio is 382:1 — 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.
Wrangell Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 67.0% — 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 Wrangell Public 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 Wrangell Public School District?
Wrangell Public School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 264 students.
How much does Wrangell Public School District spend per student?
Wrangell Public School District spends $22,958 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #35 in Alaska.
What is the demographic composition of Wrangell Public School District?
Wrangell Public School District students are 43.7% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wrangell Public School District?
Wrangell Public School District has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #35 out of 40 districts in Alaska.