Mat-Su Youth Facility
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Palmer, Alaska
Mat-Su Youth Facility in Palmer, Alaska enrolled 10 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 10.0 students per teacher against the Alaska high-school median of 14.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% 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 23% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
13 students in 2022-23, 14 students in 2023-24, 10 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 13 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 14 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 2024-25 | 10 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
10.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 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.
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 Mat-Su Youth Facility enrolled 7 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
50.0% of students were White, 40.0% American Indian, 10.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White50.0%
- American Indian40.0%
- Two or more races10.0%
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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
50% or more of the 6 students in Mat-Su Youth Facility'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.
| This school | Its district | Alaska | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 50% or more | 85% | 77.9% |
| Students in the class | 6 | 1,390 | 9,629 |
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 Palmer
4 public high schools in Palmer report 2024-25 enrollment; Mat-Su Youth Facility is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colony High School | 1,046 | 20.4 | 27.0% |
| Palmer High School | 616 | 16.6 | 30.5% |
| Mat-Su Middle College School | 222 | not reported | 18.9% |
| Mat-Su Youth Facility | 10 | 10.0 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mat-Su Youth Facility
- Palmer High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 616 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Colony High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.9 miles away: 1,046 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
- Compare Mat-Su Youth Facility with Palmer High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District spends per student$15,575 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,575
- The largest public schools in AlaskaMat-Su Youth Facility is the number 69 by size of 71 Alaska high schools open in 2024-25.#69 of 71
- Alaska schools by students per teacher10.0 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 14.6 for high schools.10.0:1
- 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 Mat-Su Youth Facility
How many students attend Mat-Su Youth Facility?
10 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 13 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Palmer, AK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mat-Su Youth Facility?
10.0 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.Is Mat-Su Youth Facility a Title I school?
Mat-Su Youth Facility was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Mat-Su Youth Facility?
50% or more of the 6 students in Mat-Su Youth Facility'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.What district is Mat-Su Youth Facility in?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, NCES district ID 0200510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020051000407 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 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.