Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Public school district based in Wasilla, Alaska. NCES district ID 0200510; state ID AK-33.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
49
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
19,495
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,015.1
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
19.2
Charter schoolsDefinition
8
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 476 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,337 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,349 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,427 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,584 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,518 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,498 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,563 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,483 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,497 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,446 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,505 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,447 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,365 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7.0% | |
| Asian | 0.9% | |
| Black or African American | 0.6% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.9% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.6% | |
| Two or more races | 15.9% | |
| White | 67.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 47.8% | |
| Male | 52.2% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 25, Rural 24.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mat-Su Central School Wasilla | K–12 | Regular | 2,780 | 28.0 | 99.3check | Suburb: Small |
| Colony High School Palmer | 9–12 | Regular | 1,046 | 51.2 | 20.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Wasilla High School Wasilla | 9–12 | Regular | 816 | 45.3 | 18 | Suburb: Small |
| Colony Middle School Palmer | PK–8 | Regular | 771 | 37.0 | 20.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School Wasilla | 9–12 | Career and Technical | 705 | 42.2 | 16.7 | Suburb: Small |
| Teeland Middle School Wasilla | PK–8 | Regular | 643 | 35.0 | 18.4 | Suburb: Small |
| Palmer High School Palmer | 9–12 | Regular | 616 | 37.0 | 16.6 | Suburb: Small |
| Twindly Bridge Charter SchoolCharter Wasilla | K–12 | Regular | 601 | 5.5 | 109.7check | Suburb: Small |
| Wasilla Middle School Wasilla | 6–8 | Regular | 584 | 29.7 | 19.7 | Suburb: Small |
| Palmer Middle School Palmer | 6–8 | Regular | 563 | 29.9 | 18.9 | Suburb: Small |
| John Shaw Elementary Wasilla | PK–5 | Regular | 507 | 31.0 | 16.4 | Suburb: Small |
| Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School Wasilla | 6–12 | Regular | 497 | 31.0 | 16 | Rural: Fringe |
| Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School Wasilla | PK–5 | Regular | 468 | 25.5 | 18.4 | Suburb: Small |
| Pioneer Peak Elementary Palmer | PK–5 | Regular | 449 | 29.0 | 15.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Finger Lake Elementary Wasilla | PK–5 | Regular | 445 | 27.0 | 16.5 | Suburb: Small |
| Iditarod Elementary Wasilla | PK–5 | Regular | 424 | 26.0 | 16.3 | Suburb: Small |
| Cottonwood Creek Elementary Wasilla | PK–5 | Regular | 422 | 26.0 | 16.2 | Suburb: Small |
| Birchtree Charter SchoolCharter Palmer | K–8 | Regular | 416 | 23.6 | 17.6 | Suburb: Small |
| Dena'ina Elementary School Wasilla | PK–5 | Regular | 396 | 26.0 | 15.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Sherrod Elementary Palmer | PK–5 | Regular | 383 | 23.0 | 16.7 | Suburb: Small |
| Big Lake Elementary Big Lake | PK–5 | Regular | 362 | 22.3 | 16.2 | Rural: Distant |
| Swanson Elementary Palmer | PK–2 | Regular | 348 | 26.0 | 13.4 | Suburb: Small |
| Snowshoe Elementary Wasilla | PK–5 | Regular | 346 | 23.0 | 15 | Rural: Fringe |
| Houston High School Big Lake | 9–12 | Regular | 337 | 25.0 | 13.5 | Rural: Distant |
| Fronteras Charter SchoolCharter Wasilla | K–8 | Regular | 336 | 19.0 | 17.7 | Suburb: Small |
| Tanaina Elementary Wasilla | PK–5 | Regular | 324 | 22.0 | 14.7 | Suburb: Small |
| Larson Elementary Wasilla | PK–5 | Regular | 319 | 21.5 | 14.8 | Suburb: Small |
| Houston Middle School Houston | 6–8 | Regular | 318 | 23.0 | 13.8 | Rural: Distant |
| Meadow Lakes Elementary Wasilla | PK–5 | Regular | 308 | 25.0 | 12.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Goose Bay Elementary Wasilla | PK–2 | Regular | 305 | 21.0 | 14.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Academy Charter SchoolCharter Palmer | K–8 | Regular | 268 | 20.6 | 13 | Suburb: Small |
| Butte Elementary Palmer | PK–5 | Regular | 263 | 20.0 | 13.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Knik Elementary School Wasilla | K–5 | Regular | 263 | 16.0 | 16.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Susitna Valley High Talkeetna | 6–12 | Regular | 233 | 16.0 | 14.6 | Rural: Remote |
| Mat-Su Middle College School Palmer | 8–12 | Regular | 222 | 2.0 | 111check | Rural: Fringe |
| Burchell High School Wasilla | 9–12 | Alternative | 200 | 12.0 | 16.7 | Suburb: Small |
| American Charter AcademyCharter Wasilla | K–12 | Regular | 193 | 12.1 | 16 | Rural: Fringe |
| Midnight Sun Family Learning CenterCharter Wasilla | K–8 | Regular | 189 | 8.0 | 23.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Knik Charter SchoolCharter Wasilla | PK–12 | Regular | 189 | 14.3 | 13.3 | Suburb: Small |
| Valley Pathways Palmer | PK–12 | Alternative | 143 | 10.0 | 14.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Willow Elementary Willow | PK–5 | Regular | 127 | 10.0 | 12.7 | Rural: Distant |
| Talkeetna Elementary Talkeetna | PK–5 | Regular | 121 | 10.0 | 12.1 | Rural: Remote |
| Mat-Su Day School Wasilla | K–12 | Regular | 70 | 14.0 | 5 | Suburb: Small |
| Sutton Elementary Sutton | PK–5 | Regular | 54 | 5.0 | 10.8 | Rural: Distant |
| Beryozova School Palmer | K–12 | Regular | 39 | 2.0 | 19.5 | Rural: Distant |
| Knik Charter Correspondence SchoolCharter Wasilla | PK–12 | Regular | 34 | 1.0 | 34 | Suburb: Small |
| Glacier View School Sutton | K–12 | Regular | 24 | 3.4 | 7 | Rural: Remote |
| Trapper Creek Elementary Trapper Creek | PK–5 | Regular | 18 | 1.0 | 18 | Rural: Remote |
| Mat-Su Secondary School Palmer | 6–12 | Alternative | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | Suburb: Small |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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