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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
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.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$16,636$727.5 million43,727
FY2022$17,200$740.5 million43,054
FY2021$16,972$710.4 million41,856
FY2020$15,385$709.9 million46,143
FY2019$15,421$711.1 million46,115
FY2018$14,714$700.2 million47,588
FY2017$14,656$707.0 million48,238
FY2016$14,397$695.7 million48,324
FY2015$17,046$819.7 million48,089
FY2014$15,596$751.1 million48,159
FY2013$15,391$750.9 million48,790
FY2012$14,963$729.7 million48,765
FY2011$14,439$710.5 million49,206
FY2010$13,416$665.3 million49,592
FY2009$13,093$639.4 million48,837
FY2008$12,515$611.5 million48,857
FY2007$10,466$515.3 million49,230
FY2006$9,663$480.4 million49,714
FY2005$8,927$442.3 million49,545

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Anchorage School District by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$179.3 million21.3%
State$423.0 million50.4%
Local$237.6 million28.3%
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

Schools in Anchorage School District
SchoolStudents
AKChoice K-12 Learning283
Airport Heights Elementary240
Alaska Middle College School272
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School357
Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing25
Alpenglow Elementary278
Anchorage STrEaM Academy183
Aquarian Charter School365
Aurora Elementary359
Bartlett High School1,431
Baxter Elementary239
Bayshore Elementary338
Bear Valley Elementary316
Benny Benson Alternative High School275
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School1,636
Birchwood ABC Elementary246
Bowman Elementary536
Campbell STEM Elementary323
Central Middle School of Science545
Chester Valley Elementary191
Chinook Elementary365
Chugach Optional Elementary275
Chugiak Elementary439
Chugiak High School928
Clark Middle School713
College Gate Elementary363
Creekside Park Elementary399
Denali Montessori Elementary361
Dimond High School1,373
Dr. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary337
Eagle Academy Charter School205
Eagle River Elementary266
Eagle River High School771
Family Partnership Correspondence School1,008
Fire Lake Elementary195
Frontier Charter School689
Girdwood School179
Gladys Wood Elementary267
Goldenview Middle School
Government Hill Elementary424
Gruening Middle School797
Hanshew Middle School822
Highland Academy Charter200
Homestead Elementary255
Huffman Elementary268
Inlet View Elementary190
Kasuun Elementary343
Kincaid Elementary322
Klatt Elementary294
Lake Hood Elementary185
Lake Otis Elementary264
Martin Luther King Jr. Technical High School124
McLaughlin Secondary School77
Mears Middle School
Mirror Lake Middle School571
Mountain View Elementary230
Muldoon Elementary417
Nicholas J. Begich Middle School830
North Star Elementary317
Northern Lights ABC K-8 School582
Northwood ABC255
Nunaka Valley Elementary193
O'Malley Elementary350
Ocean View Elementary285
Orion Elementary School423
Polaris K-12 School483
Ptarmigan Elementary392
Rabbit Creek Elementary288
Ravenwood Elementary367
Rilke Schule Charter School485
Rogers Park Elementary354
Romig Middle School1,138
Russian Jack Elementary254
S.A.V.E. High School156
Sand Lake Elementary367
Scenic Park Elementary386
Service High School1,518
South Anchorage High School1,239
Spring Hill Elementary291
Steller Secondary School305
Susitna Elementary394
Taku Elementary258
Trailside Elementary364
Tudor Elementary303
Turnagain Elementary247
Ursa Minor Elementary294
Wendler Middle School602
West High School1,702
Whaley School298
William Tyson Elementary353
Williwaw Elementary315
Willow Crest Elementary294
Winterberry School264
Wonder Park Elementary287

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

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