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.
Compiled by PlainSchools , Education-data publisher · August 26, 2026
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 93/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.
93/100 top score (Kuspuk School District)
$57,469 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 $57,469 94.1% 1.3% 93 2 Lake and Peninsula Borough School District 334 $63,470 84.9% 17.2% 85 3 Bering Strait School District 1,830 $47,252 97.0% 6.0% 83 4 Alaska Gateway School District 386 $42,798 99.0% 2.6% 83 5 Annette Island School District 311 $38,994 87.3% 0.7% 82 6 Southwest Region School District 631 $42,157 99.1% 3.8% 76 7 Yupiit School District 471 $41,227 100.0% 1.4% 74 8 Lower Yukon School District 2,035 $48,035 99.8% 1.9% 70 9 Lower Kuskokwim School District 3,970 $41,997 96.3% 1.9% 65 10 Copper River School District 400 $24,678 54.2% 1.2% 64 11 Dillingham City School District 420 $35,076 100.0% 14.3% 63 12 Mount Edgecumbe 407 $34,396 79.4% 0.0% 62 13 Northwest Arctic Borough School District 1,911 $46,368 99.0% 12.6% 61 14 Kashunamiut School District 339 $36,740 100.0% 5.8% 61 15 Aleutians East Borough School District 211 $49,607 - 13.7% 61 16 Saint Mary's School District 203 $39,916 100.0% 3.5% 57 17 Iditarod Area School District 306 $37,660 - 4.1% 53 18 Yukon-Koyukuk School District 3,100 $12,886 92.9% 6.5% 48 19 Nome Public Schools 719 $25,174 100.0% 23.2% 47 20 Kodiak Island Borough School District 2,228 $25,688 54.1% 18.5% 45 21 North Slope Borough School District 2,044 $41,153 37.7% 54.3% 45 22 Haines Borough School District 262 $23,885 45.8% 26.3% 44 23 Sitka School District 1,120 $23,911 34.1% 34.2% 43 24 Delta/Greely School District 938 $15,157 20.3% 1.4% 43 25 Cordova City School District 340 $23,176 74.3% 22.3% 43 26 Unalaska City School District 346 $29,705 12.1% 48.2% 41 27 Galena City School District 7,177 $6,532 89.7% 3.1% 38 28 Nenana City School District 1,858 $8,241 68.1% 1.6% 36 29 Petersburg Borough School District 438 $25,075 - 21.8% 36 30 Denali Borough School District 912 $11,280 - 19.2% 34 31 Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District 2,074 $23,131 37.8% 21.5% 31 32 Kenai Peninsula Borough School District 8,528 $19,862 39.8% 29.3% 29 33 Valdez City School District 653 $26,093 32.3% 52.0% 27 34 Juneau Borough School District 4,338 $20,767 26.7% 35.5% 25 35 Wrangell Public School District 264 $22,697 - 25.2% 25 36 Fairbanks North Star Borough School District 12,703 $17,616 28.6% 22.1% 24 37 Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District 19,705 $15,575 46.6% 22.6% 23 38 Craig City School District 668 $13,443 75.1% 7.7% 23 39 Anchorage School District 43,727 $16,636 47.2% 27.8% 20 40 Chugach School District 637 $13,706 - 8.4% 20
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 2022-23),
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.