School spending per student in Alaska, every district

Lower Yukon School District spent $48,035 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Alaska district with 500 or more students; the median Alaska district with 1,000 or more students spent $21,949. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method

Current spending per student, Alaska, fiscal year 2022-23Lower Yukon School District $48,035; Bering Strait School District $47,252; Northwest Arctic Borough School District $46,368; Southwest Region School District $42,157; Lower Kuskokwim School District $41,997; North Slope Borough School District $41,153; Valdez City School District $26,093; Kodiak Island Borough School District $25,688; Nome Public Schools $25,174; Sitka School District $23,911; Alaska median $21,949.020k40k60kLower Yukon School District$48,035Bering Strait School District$47,252Northwest Arctic Borough School District$46,368Southwest Region School District$42,157Lower Kuskokwim School District$41,997North Slope Borough School District$41,153Valdez City School District$26,093Kodiak Island Borough School District$25,688Nome Public Schools$25,174Sitka School District$23,911Alaska median $21,949
Current spending per student, Alaska, fiscal year 2022-23Lower Yukon School District $48,035; Bering Strait School District $47,252; Northwest Arctic Borough School District $46,368; Southwest Region School District $42,157; Lower Kuskokwim School District $41,997; North Slope Borough School District $41,153; Valdez City School District $26,093; Kodiak Island Borough School District $25,688; Nome Public Schools $25,174; Sitka School District $23,911; Alaska median $21,949.020k40k60kLower Yukon School District$48,035Bering Strait School District$47,252Northwest Arctic Borough School Dis…$46,368Southwest Region School District$42,157Lower Kuskokwim School District$41,997North Slope Borough School District$41,153Valdez City School District$26,093Kodiak Island Borough School Distri…$25,688Nome Public Schools$25,174Sitka School District$23,911Alaska median $21,949
Current spending per student, Alaska, fiscal year 2022-23Lower Yukon School District $48,035; Bering Strait School District $47,252; Northwest Arctic Borough School District $46,368; Southwest Region School District $42,157; Lower Kuskokwim School District $41,997; North Slope Borough School District $41,153; Valdez City School District $26,093; Kodiak Island Borough School District $25,688; Nome Public Schools $25,174; Sitka School District $23,911; Alaska median $21,949.020k40k60kLower Yukon School District$48,035Bering Strait School District$47,252Northwest Arctic Borough School District$46,368Southwest Region School District$42,157Lower Kuskokwim School District$41,997North Slope Borough School District$41,153Valdez City School District$26,093Kodiak Island Borough School District$25,688Nome Public Schools$25,174Sitka School District$23,911Alaska median $21,949
Current spending per student, Alaska, fiscal year 2022-23Lower Yukon School District $48,035; Bering Strait School District $47,252; Northwest Arctic Borough School District $46,368; Southwest Region School District $42,157; Lower Kuskokwim School District $41,997; North Slope Borough School District $41,153; Valdez City School District $26,093; Kodiak Island Borough School District $25,688; Nome Public Schools $25,174; Sitka School District $23,911; Alaska median $21,949.020k40k60kLower Yukon School District$48,035Bering Strait School District$47,252Northwest Arctic Borough School District$46,368Southwest Region School District$42,157Lower Kuskokwim School District$41,997North Slope Borough School District$41,153Valdez City School District$26,093Kodiak Island Borough School District$25,688Nome Public Schools$25,174Sitka School District$23,911Alaska median $21,949

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 23 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first

DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Lower Yukon School DistrictKusilvak Census Area2,035$48,035
Bering Strait School DistrictNome Census Area1,830$47,252
Northwest Arctic Borough School DistrictNorthwest Arctic Borough1,911$46,368
Southwest Region School DistrictDillingham Census Area631$42,157
Lower Kuskokwim School DistrictBethel Census Area3,970$41,997
North Slope Borough School DistrictNorth Slope Borough2,044$41,153
Valdez City School DistrictChugach Census Area653$26,093
Kodiak Island Borough School DistrictKodiak Island Borough2,228$25,688
Nome Public SchoolsNome Census Area719$25,174
Sitka School DistrictSitka City and Borough1,120$23,911
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School DistrictKetchikan Gateway Borough2,074$23,131
Juneau Borough School DistrictJuneau City and Borough4,338$20,767
Kenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictKenai Peninsula Borough8,528$19,862
Fairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictFairbanks North Star Borough12,703$17,616
Anchorage School DistrictAnchorage Municipality43,727$16,636
The other 8 on the list
DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictMatanuska-Susitna Borough19,705$15,575
Delta/Greely School DistrictSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area938$15,157
Chugach School DistrictAnchorage Municipality637$13,706
Craig City School DistrictPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area668$13,443
Yukon-Koyukuk School DistrictFairbanks North Star Borough3,100$12,886
Denali Borough School DistrictDenali Borough912$11,280
Nenana City School DistrictYukon-Koyukuk Census Area1,858$8,241
Galena City School DistrictYukon-Koyukuk Census Area7,177$6,532

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).

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Sources

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

Compiled from official source data by .