Homer High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Homer, Alaska

Homer High School in Homer, Alaska enrolled 357 students in 2024-25 with 19.1 full-time teachers, 18.7 students per teacher against the Alaska high-school median of 14.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (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 16%

368 students in 2022-23, 365 students in 2023-24, 357 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.8 to 19.1.

Students enrolled at Homer High School by school year2022-23: 368, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233682023-243652024-25357
Students enrolled at Homer High School by school year2022-23: 368, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233682023-243652024-25357
Students enrolled at Homer High School by school year2022-23: 368, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233682023-243652024-25357
Students enrolled at Homer High School by school year2022-23: 368, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233682023-243652024-25357
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336822.816.2
2023-2436521.417.0
2024-2535719.118.7

18.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 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; Homer High School 18.7; state median 14.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHomer High School 18.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alaska high schools, 2024-2570 values from 4.3 to 93.8; Homer High School 18.7; state median 14.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHomer High School 18.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alaska high schools, 2024-2570 values from 4.3 to 93.8; Homer High School 18.7; state median 14.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHomer High School 18.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alaska high schools, 2024-2570 values from 4.3 to 93.8; Homer High School 18.7; state median 14.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHomer High School 18.7state 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).

6 AP courses and one counselor per 244 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Homer High School enrolled 366 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses6
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 244 of the 366 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions25
  • Chronically absent48.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.1% of students were White, 15.4% of two or more races, 6.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White71.1%
  2. Two or more races15.4%
  3. Hispanic6.4%
  4. American Indian5.0%
  5. Asian1.4%
  6. Black0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Homer High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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, 2021-2240‑44%34%29.4%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%25% (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

95% or more of the 81 students in Homer 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 rate95% or more80%77.9%
Students in the class816369,629

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.

High schools in Homer

2 public high schools in Homer report 2024-25 enrollment; Homer High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Homer High School35718.729.7%
Homer Flex School3611.955.6%

All public schools in Homer →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Homer High School

  1. Homer Flex SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 36 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Compare Homer High School with Homer Flex SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much Kenai Peninsula Borough School District spends per student$19,862 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,862
  4. The largest public schools in AlaskaHomer High School is the number 23 by size of 71 Alaska high schools open in 2024-25.#23 of 71
  5. Alaska schools by students per teacher18.7 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 14.6 for high schools.18.7:1
  6. 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 Homer High School

  1. How many students attend Homer High School?
    357 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 368 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Homer, AK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Homer High School?
    18.7 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 Homer High School a Title I school?
    Homer High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Homer High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Homer High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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 Homer High School?
    95% or more of the 81 students in Homer 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 Homer High School in?
    Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, NCES district ID 0200390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020039000158 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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