Public schools in Alaska
488 operating public schools in 53 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
488
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
127,890
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
6,858.3
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
18.6
Charter schoolsDefinition
31
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 3 Alaska districts have full profiles so far; search all 53.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage School District | Anchorage | 94 | 40,587 | — |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Wasilla | 49 | 19,495 | 19.2 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Fairbanks | 33 | 11,857 | 19.5 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Kenai | 42 | 8,510 | 16.6 |
| Galena City School District | Galena | 4 | 8,168 | 80 |
| Juneau Borough School District | Juneau | 13 | 4,085 | 17.7 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk School District | Allakaket | 11 | 4,024 | 52.2 |
| Lower Kuskokwim School District | Bethel | 27 | 3,823 | 15 |
| Nenana City School District | Nenana | 2 | 2,279 | 83.4 |
| Kodiak Island Borough School District | Kodiak | 12 | 2,122 | 14.2 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District | Ketchikan | 9 | 2,043 | 13.9 |
| Lower Yukon School District | Hooper Bay | 11 | 2,027 | 15.8 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough School District | Kotzebue | 13 | 1,945 | 15.9 |
| North Slope Borough School District | Utqiagvik | 11 | 1,853 | 11.4 |
| Bering Strait School District | Gambell | 15 | 1,745 | 10.8 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 20.9% | |
| Suburb | 6.4% | |
| Town | 11.1% | |
| Rural | 61.7% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 213 | |
| Elementary | 168 | |
| High | 72 | |
| Middle | 35 |
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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