Sitka School District
A public school district in Sitka, Alaska, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,080
- Students enrolled
- 79.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 165.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,911
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,080 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,089th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 16th of 53 in Alaska. Larger than 60% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,911 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 84% 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
Sitka School District spent $23,911 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $11,006 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 | $23,911 | $26.8 million | 1,120 |
| FY2022 | $24,011 | $27.3 million | 1,136 |
| FY2021 | $21,969 | $25.3 million | 1,151 |
| FY2020 | $19,949 | $24.0 million | 1,203 |
| FY2019 | $19,938 | $24.3 million | 1,218 |
| FY2018 | $19,491 | $24.7 million | 1,269 |
| FY2017 | $19,163 | $24.6 million | 1,285 |
| FY2016 | $18,113 | $24.2 million | 1,334 |
| FY2015 | $21,429 | $28.6 million | 1,337 |
| FY2014 | $19,456 | $26.4 million | 1,359 |
| FY2013 | $19,186 | $25.3 million | 1,321 |
| FY2012 | $17,365 | $23.2 million | 1,336 |
| FY2011 | $16,265 | $22.6 million | 1,388 |
| FY2010 | $15,501 | $21.3 million | 1,373 |
| FY2009 | $15,710 | $21.0 million | 1,335 |
| FY2008 | $15,363 | $21.5 million | 1,400 |
| FY2007 | $12,593 | $18.8 million | 1,489 |
| FY2006 | $11,074 | $16.8 million | 1,516 |
| FY2005 | $11,006 | $16.7 million | 1,515 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.1 million | 10.7% |
| State | $15.5 million | 53.4% |
| Local | $10.4 million | 35.9% |
| Total | $29.1 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Blatchley Middle School | 241 |
| Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary | 275 |
| Pacific High School | 40 |
| Sitka High School | 305 |
| Sitka REACH | 82 |
| Xoots Elementary School | 137 |
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
- 0200240
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