Dillingham Middle/High School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Dillingham, Alaska

Dillingham Middle/High School in Dillingham, Alaska enrolled 223 students in 2024-25 with 18.5 full-time teachers, 12.1 students per teacher against the Alaska high-school median of 14.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (Alaska: 77.9%).

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

211 students in 2022-23, 224 students in 2023-24, 223 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.6 to 18.5.

Students enrolled at Dillingham Middle/High School by school year2022-23: 211, 2023-24: 224, 2024-25: 22301002003002022-232112023-242242024-25223
Students enrolled at Dillingham Middle/High School by school year2022-23: 211, 2023-24: 224, 2024-25: 22301002003002022-232112023-242242024-25223
Students enrolled at Dillingham Middle/High School by school year2022-23: 211, 2023-24: 224, 2024-25: 22301002003002022-232112023-242242024-25223
Students enrolled at Dillingham Middle/High School by school year2022-23: 211, 2023-24: 224, 2024-25: 22301002003002022-232112023-242242024-25223
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2321120.610.2
2023-2422433.26.7
2024-2522318.512.1

12.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Alaska high schools

Among the 70 Alaska high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alaska high schools, 2024-2570 values from 4.3 to 93.8; This school 12.1; state median 14.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alaska high schools, 2024-2570 values from 4.3 to 93.8; This school 12.1; state median 14.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alaska high schools, 2024-2570 values from 4.3 to 93.8; This school 12.1; state median 14.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alaska high schools, 2024-2570 values from 4.3 to 93.8; This school 12.1; state median 14.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

3 AP courses in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dillingham Middle/High School enrolled 229 students and reported no counselor; it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses3
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions19
  • Chronically absent67.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.9% of students were American Indian, 20.2% of two or more races, 11.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. American Indian65.9%
  2. Two or more races20.2%
  3. White11.7%
  4. Hispanic1.8%
  5. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Dillingham Middle/High School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alaska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlaska
Reading and language arts, 2021-2215‑19%18%29.4%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%11% (2021-22)32.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

60-79% of the 28 students in Dillingham Middle/High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.9% across Alaska. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtAlaska
Four-year graduation rate60‑79%60‑79%77.9%
Students in the class28289,629

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Dillingham Middle/High School

  1. How much Dillingham City School District spends per student$35,076 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$35,076
  2. The largest public schools in AlaskaDillingham Middle/High School is the number 35 by size of 71 Alaska high schools open in 2024-25.#35 of 71
  3. Alaska schools by students per teacher12.1 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 14.6 for high schools.12.1:1
  4. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Dillingham Middle/High School

  1. How many students attend Dillingham Middle/High School?
    223 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 211 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Dillingham, AK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dillingham Middle/High School?
    12.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dillingham Middle/High School a Title I school?
    Dillingham Middle/High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Dillingham Middle/High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Dillingham Middle/High School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Alaska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Dillingham Middle/High School?
    60-79% of the 28 students in Dillingham Middle/High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.9% across Alaska. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Dillingham Middle/High School in?
    Dillingham City School District, NCES district ID 0200120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020012000634 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22