Pacific High School

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

Pacific High School in Sitka, Alaska enrolled 40 students in 2024-25 with 5.5 full-time teachers, 7.3 students per teacher against the Alaska high-school median of 14.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (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 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 22%

47 students in 2022-23, 45 students in 2023-24, 40 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.5 to 5.5.

Students enrolled at Pacific High School by school year2022-23: 47, 2023-24: 45, 2024-25: 4002040602022-23472023-24452024-2540
Students enrolled at Pacific High School by school year2022-23: 47, 2023-24: 45, 2024-25: 4002040602022-23472023-24452024-2540
Students enrolled at Pacific High School by school year2022-23: 47, 2023-24: 45, 2024-25: 4002040602022-23472023-24452024-2540
Students enrolled at Pacific High School by school year2022-23: 47, 2023-24: 45, 2024-25: 4002040602022-23472023-24452024-2540
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23474.510.4
2023-24454.510.0
2024-25405.57.3

7.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 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; Pacific High School 7.3; state median 14.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPacific High School 7.3state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alaska high schools, 2024-2570 values from 4.3 to 93.8; Pacific High School 7.3; state median 14.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPacific High School 7.3state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alaska high schools, 2024-2570 values from 4.3 to 93.8; Pacific High School 7.3; state median 14.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPacific High School 7.3state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alaska high schools, 2024-2570 values from 4.3 to 93.8; Pacific High School 7.3; state median 14.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPacific High School 7.3state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pacific High School enrolled 40 students; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

52.5% of students were American Indian, 37.5% White, 7.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. American Indian52.5%
  2. White37.5%
  3. Two or more races7.5%
  4. Pacific Islander2.5%

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 Pacific High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% 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, 2021-22under 50%40%29.4%
Math, 2022-23under 50%37% (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

under 50% of the 11 students in Pacific 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 rateunder 50%80‑84%77.9%
Students in the class11939,629

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 Sitka

3 public high schools in Sitka report 2024-25 enrollment; Pacific High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mt. Edgecumbe High School42216.976.8%
Sitka High School30514.621.0%
Pacific High School407.355.0%

All public schools in Sitka →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pacific High School

  1. Mt. Edgecumbe High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 422 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Sitka High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 305 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Pacific High School with Mt. Edgecumbe High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sitka School District spends per student$23,911 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,911
  5. The largest public schools in AlaskaPacific High School is the number 64 by size of 71 Alaska high schools open in 2024-25.#64 of 71
  6. Alaska schools by students per teacher7.3 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 14.6 for high schools.7.3:1
  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 Pacific High School

  1. How many students attend Pacific High School?
    40 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 47 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sitka, AK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pacific High School?
    7.3 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 Pacific High School a Title I school?
    Pacific 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 Pacific High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pacific High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% 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 Pacific High School?
    under 50% of the 11 students in Pacific 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 Pacific High School in?
    Sitka School District, NCES district ID 0200240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020024000035 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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