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Sitka High School

1000 Lake Street, Sitka, AK, 99835-7209 -

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Definition of Terms

Sitka High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Sitka County, AK

Students & Faculty

Total Students

436 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

25 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 103 students

Grade 10 - 114 students

Grade 11 - 114 students

Grade 12 - 105 students

This School

( AK ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( AK ) School Average

% American Indian	29%	20%
% Asian	9%	8%
% Hispanic	4%	5%
% Black	1%	5%
% White	57%	60%

Additional Student Information

This School

( AK ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

13%

29%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

( AK ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Sitka School District

This School's Agency

( AK ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	6	4
Number of Students Managed	1,516 students	452 students
District Total Revenue	$17,758,000	$7,734,000
District Expenditure	$18,746,000	$8,431,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,714	$86,507
District Expenditure / Student	$12,365	$86,876
District Graduation Rates	70%	92%

Sitka High School (abbreviated SHS) is the principle high school for the Southeast Alaskan community of Sitka and the Sitka School District.
The school's student body is primarily composed of Caucasians, Alaskan Natives, and Asian-Pacific Islanders.
Academics: Three Advanced Placement courses are offered: A/P Statistics, A/P Calculus, and A/P Human Geography.
Extracurriculars: Sitka High School's sports teams are known as the Sitka Wolves with female teams sometimes known as the Lady Wolves with all teams competing at the 4A level of interscholastic competition in Alaska (as dictated by the Alaska School Activities Association), the highest level of competition available in the state � for schools with an enrollment greater than 400. In the spring of 2006 the School School Board narrowly voted down (3-2) a proposal to move Sitka High School down to a 3A level for all interscholastic activities. SHS's traditionally most successful sports are softball, baseball, swimming, and wrestling with the former two claiming state championships in the 2004-2005 school year and with baseball and swimming claiming championships in the 2005-2006 school year. SHS is also renowned for its competitive drama, debate, forensics (DDF) team, which has multiple state championships under its belt including a forensics state championship in 2005-2006, and its music program and jazz band, which has taken awards at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival and Columbia Basin Jazz Festival.
Sitka High's traditional rivals consist of the boarding school Mt. Edgecumbe High School which is also located in Sitka (across the O'Connell Bridge on Japonski Island), and its 4A southeast rivals Juneau-Douglas High School and Ketchikan High School.
Sitka High School Auditorium: The Sitka High School Auditorium is a performing arts facility currently being constructed to the high school and will be the community's first fully-dedicated, multi-disciplinary performing arts facility.
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About This Zip Code (99835)

School Zip (99835)

(AK) State Average

Population (Approximate)	8,787 people	605,047 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	38%	20%
Population Average Age	35 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$52,315	$52,486
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.8 rooms	4.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	33 years old	30 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	58% / 42%	61% / 39%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Mt. Edgecumbe High School - 395 students - view location
2. Pacific High School - 26 students - view location
View all schools in: Sitka Town, Sitka County, Zip 99835

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