Every school district in Alaska

Alaska had 53 school districts with a school open in 2024-25, enrolling 128,455 students between them; the largest, Anchorage School District, enrolled 41,946. The count takes in every local education agency NCES lists, charter schools that report as their own district included. 52 of them have 2021-22 state test results.

All 53 districts, most students first

DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Anchorage School DistrictAnchorage Municipality9441,946$16,63634% / 27%81%
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictMatanuska-Susitna Borough4919,495$15,57532% / 26%85%
Fairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictFairbanks North Star Borough3211,660$17,61632% / 24%76%
Kenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictKenai Peninsula Borough428,510$19,86234% / 25%80%
Galena City School DistrictYukon-Koyukuk Census Area48,168$6,53247% / 24%77%
Yukon-Koyukuk School DistrictFairbanks North Star Borough104,000$12,88627% / 17%62%
Lower Kuskokwim School DistrictBethel Census Area273,823$41,9974% / 2%54%
Juneau School DistrictJuneau City and Borough123,511$20,76733% / 23%86%
Nenana City School DistrictYukon-Koyukuk Census Area22,279$8,24130‑34% / 15‑19%45%
Kodiak Island Borough School DistrictKodiak Island Borough122,122$25,68829% / 18%90‑94%
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School DistrictKetchikan Gateway Borough92,043$23,13133% / 25%80‑84%
Lower Yukon School DistrictKusilvak Census Area112,027$48,0351% or less / 1% or less65‑69%
Northwest Arctic Borough School DistrictNorthwest Arctic Borough131,945$46,3685% / 3%75‑79%
North Slope Borough School DistrictNorth Slope Borough111,853$41,1537% / 6%70‑74%
Bering Strait School DistrictNome Census Area151,745$47,2524% / 4%75‑79%
Sitka School DistrictSitka City and Borough61,080$23,91140% / 37%80‑84%
Denali Borough School DistrictDenali Borough41,073$11,28045‑49% / 37%80‑84%
Delta/Greely School DistrictSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area5971$15,15740% / 37%80‑89%
Nome Public SchoolsNome Census Area4672$25,17414% / 13%70‑79%
Chugach School DistrictAnchorage Municipality4617$13,70630‑34% / 20‑24%50‑59%
Craig City School DistrictPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area4615$13,44330‑34% / 20‑24%20‑29%
Southwest Region School DistrictDillingham Census Area8615$42,1573% / 2%70‑79%
Valdez City SchoolsChugach Census Area3605$26,09338% / 27%70‑79%
Yupiit School DistrictBethel Census Area3522$41,2271% or less / 1% or less60‑69%
Petersburg Borough School DistrictPetersburg Borough3464$25,07544% / 39%80% or more
The other 28 on the list
DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Mt. Edgecumbe High SchoolSitka City and Borough1422$34,39615‑19% / 15‑19%95% or more
Dillingham City School DistrictDillingham Census Area2403$35,07618% / 11%60‑79%
Copper River School DistrictCopper River Census Area5393$24,67835‑39% / 20‑24%80% or more
Alaska Gateway School DistrictSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area7381$42,79815‑19% / 6‑9%60‑79%
Cordova City School DistrictChugach Census Area3361$23,17640‑44% / 30‑34%80% or more
Unalaska City School DistrictAleutians West Census Area2337$29,70535‑39% / 40‑44%80% or more
Chevak SchoolKusilvak Census Area1320$36,7405% or less / 5% or less80% or more
Kuspuk School DistrictBethel Census Area9320$57,4696‑9% / 6‑9%50% or more
Lake and Peninsula School DistrictBristol Bay Borough11320$63,47020‑24% / 15‑19%60‑79%
Annette Island School DistrictPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area3301$38,99410‑14% / 5% or less80% or more
Wrangell Public School DistrictWrangell City and Borough3264$22,69735‑39% / 35‑39%80% or more
Iditarod Area School DistrictYukon-Koyukuk Census Area8263$37,66010‑14% / 5% or lessunder 50%
Haines Borough School DistrictHaines Borough3255$23,88540‑44% / 35‑39%80% or more
Aleutians East Borough School DistrictAleutians East Borough4178$49,60725‑29% / 15‑19%80% or more
Saint Mary's School DistrictKusilvak Census Area1178$39,9165% or less / 5% or less50% or more
Yukon Flats School DistrictYukon-Koyukuk Census Area6175$76,7825% or less / 5% or less50% or more
Southeast Island School DistrictPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area8164$52,70035‑39% / 15‑19%50% or more
Chatham School DistrictHoonah-Angoon Census Area4161$46,21815‑19% / 6‑9%50% or more
Skagway School DistrictSkagway Municipality1138$28,65170‑74% / 55‑59%50% or more
Klawock City School DistrictPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area1127$38,48420‑29% / 20‑29%50% or more
Hydaburg City School DistrictPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area2117$37,65310% or less / 10% or lessnot published
Kake City School DistrictPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area1117$39,40520‑29% / 20‑29%50% or more
Hoonah City School DistrictHoonah-Angoon Census Area1110$36,38410‑14% / 15‑19%50% or more
Bristol Bay Borough School DistrictBristol Bay Borough3106$57,93410% or less / 10% or less50% or more
Yakutat School DistrictYakutat City and Borough295$28,50030‑39% / 11‑19%50% or more
Pribilof School DistrictAleutians West Census Area265$40,93010% or less / 10% or lessnot published
Pelican City School DistrictHoonah-Angoon Census Area112$59,917not publishednot published
Aleutian Region School DistrictAnchorage Municipality111not comparable50% or more / under 50%not published

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: districts with a school open that year, and the students in those schools. NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current spending over fall 2022 membership, shown where it falls between $3,000 and $80,000 (outside that range the finance and membership files do not describe the same students). EDFacts 2021-22: all students proficient or above, and the four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023, as published; ED gives smaller districts as ranges. Alaska sets its own test standard, so compare these within Alaska.

Alaska districts with too few federal figures for a page of their own, or no school open in 2024-25

Tanana City School District

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area; 29 students in the district's last NCES count; $53,552 current spending per student; schools on file: Maudrey J. Sommer School (29).

More lists for Alaska

  1. 01Public schools in Alaska

    The state hub: schools, students, districts

  2. 02Largest schools

    By 2024-25 enrollment

  3. 03Fewest students per teacher

    Schools, 2024-25

  4. 04Highest-spending districts

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

  5. 05Teacher salary spending by district

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

  6. 06Chronic absenteeism

    EDFacts 2022-23

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory and membership · 2024-25

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts State assessment results, all students · 2021-22