Alaska Schools

ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT
P.O. BOX 110500
JUNEAU, AK 99811
(907) 465-2800

Below is a summary of public and private K-12 schools in Alaska, the information provided includes details on state finances, overall faculty numbers and student enrollment. We have also collected graduation and dropout rates which are broken down by grade and race.

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State Information For Public Schools

Overview

Students & Faculty

Financial Details

Graduation Rates

Alaska School Rankings

State Ranking

Graduation Rate	69.1%	2
Dropout Rate	7.3%	2
Per Pupil Spending	$15,451	3
Students Per Teacher	16.5	1
Number of Schools	516	44
Number of Students	130,662	45
Number of (FTE) Teachers	7,927	49

Alaska Student, Faculty and Staff Statistics (2008)

Student Enrollment Per Grade

		Student/Teacher Ratio
Total Student Enrollment	130,662	16.5
Prekindergarten Students	1,905	18.7
Kindergarten Students	9,744	24.2
1st Grade Students	9,735	-
2nd Grade Students	9,950	-
3rd Grade Students	9,912	-
4th Grade Students	9,756	-
5th Grade Students	9,507	-
6th Grade Students	9,441	-
7th Grade Students	9,640	-
8th Grade Students	9,673	-
9th Grade Students	10,475	-
10th Grade Students	10,200	-
11th Grade Students	10,937	-
12th Grade Students	9,787	-
Ungraded Students	-	-

Teachers Per Grade Level

		Student/Teacher Ratio
Total Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Teachers	7,927	16.5
Prekindergarten Teachers	102	18.7
Kindergarten Teachers	402	24.2
Elementary Teachers	3,607	-
Secondary Teachers	3,816	-
Teachers of Ungraded Classes	-	1.0

Instructional Faculty


Instructional Aides	2,190
Instructional Coordinators and Supervisors	190

Guidance Counselors & Directors


Total Guidance Counselors & Directors	280
Elementary	87
Secondary	193
Other	-

Librarians & Staff


Librarians	170
Library Support Staff	108

Administrators


Total Administrators & Support Staff	6,295
Local Education Agency (LEA) Administrators	523
LEA Administrative Support Staff	755
School Administrators	758
School Administrative Support Staff	1,140
Student Support Services	435
Other Support Services Staff	2,684

Alaska State Financial Details (2008)

State Revenues For Education

		Percent of Total
Total Revenues	$2,289,218,808	-

Total Local Revenues	$465,858,771	20.4%
Property Tax	-	-
Non-Property Tax	-	-
Local Government Property Tax	$204,158,329	8.9%
Local Government Non-Property Tax	$188,533,620	8.2%
Individual Tuition	$228,576	0.01%
Tuition From LEAs	$49,614	0.00%
Individual Transportation Fees	-	-
Transportation Fees From LEAs	-	-
Earnings on Investments	$17,421,375	0.8%
Food Service	$12,298,977	0.5%
Student Activities	$9,839,048	0.4%
Textbooks	-	-
Summer School	-	-
Other Revenues	$33,378,846	1.5%

Intermediate Revenues	-	-

Total State Revenues	$1,517,297,244	66.3%

Total Federal Revenues	$306,062,793	13.4%
Direct Grants	$43,583,090	1.9%
Revenues Through State	$136,059,487	5.9%
Revenues Through Intermediate Agencies	$2,247,043	0.10%
Other Sources	$124,173,173	5.4%

State Expenses For Education

		Percent of Total
Total Current Expenditures	$1,918,374,844	-

Total Instructional Expenditures	$1,117,440,610	58.2%
Salaries	$578,916,138	30.2%
Teacher Salaries - Regular	-	-
Teacher Salaries - Special Education	-	-
Teacher Salaries - Vocational	-	-
Teacher Salaries - Other	-	-
Employee Benefits	$412,554,779	21.5%
Purchased Services	$58,220,404	3.0%
Tuition To Private and Out-of-State Schools	$253,685	0.01%
Tuition To Other LEAs In-State	$49,614	0.00%
Supplies	$57,778,645	0.7%
Property	$9,716,959	0.5%
Other	-	-

Textbooks	-	-

Salaries	$291,992,556	15.2%
Student Support	$71,630,623	3.7%
Instructional Staff Support	$44,128,799	2.3%
General Administration Support	$11,326,691	0.6%
School Administration Support	$65,710,112	3.4%
Operation & Maintenance Support	$63,322,252	3.3%
Student Transportation Support	$5,935,646	0.3%
Other Support	$29,938,433	1.6%

Employee Benefits	$196,330,955	10.2%
Student Support	$52,437,406	2.7%
Instructional Staff Support	$29,080,843	1.5%
General Administration Support	$7,822,643	0.4%
School Administration Support	$45,642,713	2.4%
Operation & Maintenance Support	$39,167,108	2.0%
Student Transportation Support	$3,686,940	0.2%
Other Support	$18,493,302	1.0%

Purchased Services	$152,097,175	7.9%
Student Support	$9,774,391	0.5%
Instructional Staff Support	$18,792,198	1.0%
General Administration Support	$7,228,887	0.4%
School Administration Support	$3,218,883	0.2%
Operation & Maintenance Support	$51,416,835	2.7%
Student Transportation Support	$46,207,671	2.4%
Other Support	$15,458,310	0.8%

Supplies	$99,194,722	5.2%
Student Support	$3,347,205	0.2%
Instructional Staff Support	$7,676,743	0.4%
General Administration Support	$599,017	0.03%
School Administration Support	$1,877,599	0.10%
Operation & Maintenance Support	$81,150,539	4.2%
Student Transportation Support	$2,273,567	0.1%
Other Support	$2,270,052	0.1%

Property	$10,256,869	0.5%
Student Support	$665,721	0.03%
Instructional Staff Support	$2,431,320	0.1%
General Administration Support	$187,670	0.01%
School Administration Support	$395,253	0.02%
Operation & Maintenance Support	$3,347,060	0.2%
Student Transportation Support	$678,092	0.04%
Other Support	$2,551,753	0.1%

Other	$3,527,643	0.2%
Student Support	$796,011	0.04%
Instructional Staff Support	$796,739	0.04%
General Administration Support	$1,503,487	0.08%
School Administration Support	$242,528	0.01%
Operation & Maintenance Support	$105,716	0.01%
Student Transportation Support	$14,691	0.00%
Other Support	$68,471	0.00%

Total Non-Instructional Expenditures	$57,791,183	3.0%
Food Services	$49,930,208	2.6%
Salaries	$17,002,563	0.9%
Employee Benefits	$9,000,244	0.5%
Purchased Services	$1,014,198	0.05%
Supplies	$22,867,207	1.2%
Property	-	-
Other	$45,996	0.00%
Enterprise	$7,860,975	0.4%
Salaries	$708,982	0.04%
Employee Benefits	$302,340	0.02%
Purchased Services	$2,578,727	0.1%
Supplies	$4,133,764	0.2%
Property	-	-
Other	$137,162	0.01%

Alaska State Graduation and Dropout Details (2007)

Graduation Rate By Race

		Graduation Rate
American Indian		51.9%
Asian		76.6%
Hispanic		90.7%
Black		51.8%
White		70.3%
Total		69.1%

Diploma Count By Race

		Diploma Count
American Indian		1,523
Asian		575
Hispanic		389
Black		262
White		4,742
Total		7,855

Other High School Completion Certificate (OHC) Recipients By Race

		OHC Count
American Indian		127
Asian		27
Hispanic		21
Black		16
White		106
Total		303

General Equivalency Diploma (GED) Recipients By Race (Ages 16-19)

		GED Count
American Indian		155
Asian		26
Hispanic		37
Black		26
White		344
Total		620

Dropout Rates By Grade

	Dropouts	Dropout Rate
Grade 9	455	4.3%
Grade 10	607	5.8%
Grade 11	940	9.0%
Grade 12	1,038	10.4%
Grades 9-12 Total	3,040	7.3%

Dropout Rates By Race (Grades 9-12)

	Dropouts	Dropout Rate
American Indian	234	12.2%
Asian	13	6.9%
Hispanic	17	7.5%
Black	22	9.6%
White	139	5.1%

Dropout Rates By Gender (Grades 9-12)

	Dropouts	Dropout Rate
Male	1,586	7.8%
Female	1,278	6.7%

City List

City Name	Schools	Students	S:T Ratio	Median Income	Rating	Grade

Anchorage	97	41,303	17.0	-	19 Reviews	-

Angoon	2	89	8.9	$29,861	Not Yet Rated	-

Aniak	2	127	11.0	$41,875	Not Yet Rated	-

Barrow	4	1,060	13.6	$67,097	1 Reviews	-

Bethel	6	1,338	15.6	$57,321	Not Yet Rated	-

Big Lake	4	1,101	15.2	$43,382	Not Yet Rated	-

Chugiak	4	2,402	17.7	-	Not Yet Rated	-

Copper Center	2	173	12.2	$32,188	1 Reviews	-

Cordova	2	372	13.1	$50,114	Not Yet Rated	-

Craig	5	684	19.6	$45,298	Not Yet Rated	-

Delta Junction	7	833	17.7	$43,500	Not Yet Rated	-

Dillingham	3	478	12.4	$51,458	1 Reviews	-

Eagle River	12	4,142	18.3	-	Not Yet Rated	-

Eielson Afb	3	1,121	16.6	$35,938	2 Reviews	-

Elmendorf Afb	3	1,146	17.3	-	2 Reviews	-

Fairbanks	38	15,518	23.9	$40,577	14 Reviews	-

Fort Richardson	2	762	17.9	-	1 Reviews	-

Galena	3	280	8.2	$61,125	Not Yet Rated	-

Glennallen	4	308	14.1	$38,846	1 Reviews	-

Haines	4	312	13.3	$39,926	Not Yet Rated	-

Healy	2	403	28.0	$60,000	Not Yet Rated	-

Homer	8	1,393	14.8	$42,821	6 Reviews	-

Hoonah	3	107	12.2	$39,028	Not Yet Rated	-

Juneau	15	5,065	14.8	-	2 Reviews	-

Kalskag	2	66	9.4	-	Not Yet Rated	-

Kasigluk	2	192	13.5	$31,500	Not Yet Rated	-

Kenai	10	1,854	15.8	$45,962	1 Reviews	-

Ketchikan	15	2,268	14.7	$45,802	4 Reviews	-

Kodiak	11	2,440	15.1	$55,142	3 Reviews	-

Kotzebue	3	741	14.6	$57,163	Not Yet Rated	-

Mcgrath	2	51	11.6	$43,056	Not Yet Rated	-

Metlakatla	4	283	10.1	$43,516	Not Yet Rated	-

Naknek	2	158	10.9	$53,393	Not Yet Rated	-

Napaskiak	2	189	12.3	$31,806	Not Yet Rated	-

Nenana	2	1,028	43.6	$33,333	Not Yet Rated	-

Nikiski	3	787	15.1	$51,176	2 Reviews	-

Nome	6	657	12.8	$59,402	2 Reviews	-

North Pole	5	2,192	17.5	$44,583	1 Reviews	-

Palmer	15	5,310	17.3	$45,571	Not Yet Rated	-

Petersburg	3	507	12.7	$49,028	Not Yet Rated	-

Seward	4	579	13.2	$44,306	2 Reviews	-

Sitka	8	1,769	14.1	-	Not Yet Rated	-

Soldotna	9	3,716	20.3	$48,420	7 Reviews	-

St. Mary's	2	190	11.8	$39,375	Not Yet Rated	-

Sterling	2	139	10.7	$47,700	3 Reviews	-

Sutton	2	109	8.7	-	1 Reviews	-

Talkeetna	2	253	10.8	$38,289	Not Yet Rated	-

Thorne Bay	2	73	7.9	$45,625	Not Yet Rated	-

Tok	2	275	19.0	$37,941	Not Yet Rated	-

Unalaska	2	407	12.7	$69,539	Not Yet Rated	-

Valdez	3	673	13.7	$66,532	Not Yet Rated	-

Wasilla	25	9,844	19.8	$48,226	Not Yet Rated	-

Wrangell	4	317	12.1	$43,250	Not Yet Rated	-

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