Alaska · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in Alaska 40 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
50 State avg score
49 National avg score
40 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
Kuspuk School District ranks first in Alaska for funding equity at 92/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.
92/100 top score (Kuspuk School District)
$52,557 per-pupil spending in the top district
8 districts scoring 70 or higher
9 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Kuspuk School District 318 $52,557 94.1% 1.3% 92 2 Lake and Peninsula Borough School District 334 $57,783 84.9% 17.2% 85 3 Alaska Gateway School District 386 $40,337 99.0% 2.6% 83 4 Annette Island School District 311 $38,308 87.3% 0.7% 83 5 Southwest Region School District 631 $44,038 99.1% 3.8% 82 6 Bering Strait School District 1,830 $41,210 97.0% 6.0% 81 7 Yupiit School District 471 $40,002 100.0% 1.4% 76 8 Lower Kuskokwim School District 3,970 $41,931 96.3% 1.9% 72 9 Lower Yukon School District 2,035 $39,603 99.8% 1.9% 63 10 Dillingham City School District 420 $33,650 100.0% 14.3% 63 11 Mount Edgecumbe 407 $31,633 79.4% 0.0% 62 12 Kashunamiut School District 339 $34,926 100.0% 5.8% 61 13 Aleutians East Borough School District 211 $57,232 - 13.7% 61 14 Copper River School District 400 $22,306 54.2% 1.2% 60 15 Northwest Arctic Borough School District 1,911 $39,628 99.0% 12.6% 56 16 Saint Mary's School District 203 $36,767 100.0% 3.5% 56 17 Iditarod Area School District 306 $35,010 - 4.1% 53 18 Haines Borough School District 262 $25,736 45.8% 26.3% 49 19 Nome Public Schools 719 $24,927 100.0% 23.2% 47 20 Yukon-Koyukuk School District 3,100 $11,001 92.9% 6.5% 45 21 North Slope Borough School District 2,044 $39,365 37.7% 54.3% 45 22 Sitka School District 1,120 $24,011 34.1% 34.2% 43 23 Delta/Greely School District 938 $16,980 20.3% 1.4% 43 24 Cordova City School District 340 $23,220 74.3% 22.3% 43 25 Kodiak Island Borough School District 2,228 $24,046 54.1% 18.5% 42 26 Unalaska City School District 346 $27,489 12.1% 48.2% 40 27 Galena City School District 7,177 $5,620 89.7% 3.1% 38 28 Nenana City School District 1,858 $8,781 68.1% 1.6% 36 29 Petersburg Borough School District 438 $24,717 - 21.8% 36 30 Denali Borough School District 912 $10,762 - 19.2% 34 31 Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District 2,074 $23,355 37.8% 21.5% 33 32 Kenai Peninsula Borough School District 8,528 $20,242 39.8% 29.3% 29 33 Fairbanks North Star Borough School District 12,703 $18,816 28.6% 22.1% 26 34 Valdez City School District 653 $25,178 32.3% 52.0% 26 35 Wrangell Public School District 264 $22,958 - 25.2% 26 36 Juneau Borough School District 4,338 $20,765 26.7% 35.5% 25 37 Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District 19,705 $16,171 46.6% 22.6% 23 38 Craig City School District 668 $13,532 75.1% 7.7% 22 39 Anchorage School District 43,727 $17,200 47.2% 27.8% 21 40 Chugach School District 637 $13,458 - 8.4% 19
How the Equity Score Works
The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to
the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024),
which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the
spending differences the score captures; our methodology
documents each weight:
Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
Read our methodology
- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.