Anchorage School District
A public school district in Anchorage, Alaska, with 94 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 42,573
- Students enrolled
- 2,208.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 5,211.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,636
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 42,573 in 2024–25
- Ranks 124th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1st of 53 in Alaska. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,636 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 57% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Anchorage School District spent $16,636 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,927 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $16,636 | $727.5 million | 43,727 |
| FY2022 | $17,200 | $740.5 million | 43,054 |
| FY2021 | $16,972 | $710.4 million | 41,856 |
| FY2020 | $15,385 | $709.9 million | 46,143 |
| FY2019 | $15,421 | $711.1 million | 46,115 |
| FY2018 | $14,714 | $700.2 million | 47,588 |
| FY2017 | $14,656 | $707.0 million | 48,238 |
| FY2016 | $14,397 | $695.7 million | 48,324 |
| FY2015 | $17,046 | $819.7 million | 48,089 |
| FY2014 | $15,596 | $751.1 million | 48,159 |
| FY2013 | $15,391 | $750.9 million | 48,790 |
| FY2012 | $14,963 | $729.7 million | 48,765 |
| FY2011 | $14,439 | $710.5 million | 49,206 |
| FY2010 | $13,416 | $665.3 million | 49,592 |
| FY2009 | $13,093 | $639.4 million | 48,837 |
| FY2008 | $12,515 | $611.5 million | 48,857 |
| FY2007 | $10,466 | $515.3 million | 49,230 |
| FY2006 | $9,663 | $480.4 million | 49,714 |
| FY2005 | $8,927 | $442.3 million | 49,545 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $179.3 million | 21.3% |
| State | $423.0 million | 50.4% |
| Local | $237.6 million | 28.3% |
| Total | $839.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
94 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0200180
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Alaska — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Alaska — A to Z, each with its page.
- Alaska on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved