FOCUS Homeschool

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Anchorage, Alaska

FOCUS Homeschool in Anchorage, Alaska enrolled 549 students in 2024-25 with 8.8 full-time teachers, 62.0 students per teacher against the Alaska median of 11.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50-59% (Alaska: 77.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

564 students in 2022-23, 557 students in 2023-24, 549 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.3 to 8.8.

Students enrolled at FOCUS Homeschool by school year2022-23: 564, 2023-24: 557, 2024-25: 54902004006002022-235642023-245572024-25549
Students enrolled at FOCUS Homeschool by school year2022-23: 564, 2023-24: 557, 2024-25: 54902004006002022-235642023-245572024-25549
Students enrolled at FOCUS Homeschool by school year2022-23: 564, 2023-24: 557, 2024-25: 54902004006002022-235642023-245572024-25549
Students enrolled at FOCUS Homeschool by school year2022-23: 564, 2023-24: 557, 2024-25: 54902004006002022-235642023-245572024-25549
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235649.361.0
2023-245578.268.3
2024-255498.862.0

62.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Alaska schools of this kind

Among the 196 Alaska schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; FOCUS Homeschool 62.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherFOCUS Homeschool 62.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; FOCUS Homeschool 62.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherFOCUS Homeschool 62.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; FOCUS Homeschool 62.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherFOCUS Homeschool 62.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; FOCUS Homeschool 62.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherFOCUS Homeschool 62.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection FOCUS Homeschool enrolled 568 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

79.8% of students were White, 7.7% American Indian, 6.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White79.8%
  2. American Indian7.7%
  3. Two or more races6.4%
  4. Hispanic3.8%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. Black0.7%
  7. Pacific Islander0.7%

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 FOCUS Homeschool scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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, 2021-2235‑39%30‑34%29.4%
Math, 2022-2330‑34%20‑24% (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

50-59% of the 40 students in FOCUS Homeschool'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 rate50‑59%50‑59%77.9%
Students in the class40429,629

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.

Schools of this kind in Anchorage

9 public schools of this kind in Anchorage report 2024-25 enrollment; FOCUS Homeschool is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bartlett High School1,43121.763.5%
Family Partnership Charter School1,00880.1not reported
Frontier Charter School689not reportednot reported
FOCUS Homeschool54962.0not reported
Polaris K-12 School48322.124.6%
Whaley School2986.417.8%
PAIDEIA Cooperative School28314.8not reported
Abbott Loop Elementary24815.374.6%

All public schools in Anchorage →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about FOCUS Homeschool

  1. Polaris K-12 SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.0 miles away: 483 students, 22.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Family Partnership Charter SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.3 miles away: 1,008 students, 80.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  3. Compare FOCUS Homeschool with Polaris K-12 SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Chugach School District spends per student$13,706 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,706
  5. The largest public schools in AlaskaFOCUS Homeschool is the number 12 by size of 210 Alaska schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#12 of 210
  6. Alaska schools by students per teacher62.0 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 11.3 for schools of this kind.62.0:1
  7. 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 FOCUS Homeschool

  1. How many students attend FOCUS Homeschool?
    549 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 564 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Anchorage, AK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at FOCUS Homeschool?
    62.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for schools of this kind is 11.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is FOCUS Homeschool a Title I school?
    FOCUS Homeschool ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at FOCUS Homeschool do on state tests?
    The students tested at FOCUS Homeschool scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 FOCUS Homeschool?
    50-59% of the 40 students in FOCUS Homeschool'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 FOCUS Homeschool in?
    Chugach School District, NCES district ID 0200800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020080000496 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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