Anchorage School District

Item: Anchorage School District
Rating: 7
Author: Public School Review

5530 E Northern Lights Blvd
Anchorage, AK 99504-3135

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Top 50%

Tel: (907) 742-4000

www.asdk12.org

Top Rankings

Anchorage School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Alaska for:

Overview

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

This State (AK)

# Schools

97 Schools

313 Schools

# Students

43,054 Students

70,678 Students

# Teachers

2,515 Teachers

4,053 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

17:1

District Rank

Anchorage School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 52 school districts in Alaska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 82% has increased from 80% over five school years.

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (AK)

#20 out of 52 school districts
(Top 50%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Anchorage School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

37%

36%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Anchorage School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of AK by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

43%

44%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Anchorage School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of AK by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

82%

77%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Anchorage School District and public school graduation rate of AK by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.78

0.72

# American Indian Students

4,042 Students

19,193 Students

% American Indian Students

27%

# Asian Students

4,428 Students

3,004 Students

% Asian Students

10%

# Hispanic Students

5,108 Students

4,946 Students

% Hispanic Students

12%

# Black Students

2,036 Students

1,612 Students

% Black Students

# White Students

17,400 Students

30,750 Students

% White Students

41%

44%

# Hawaiian Students

3,102 Students

2,079 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

6,938 Students

9,094 Students

% of Two or more races Students

16%

13%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

385

2,840

# Students in K Grade:

3,364

8,575

# Students in 1st Grade:

3,150

8,380

# Students in 2nd Grade:

3,285

8,526

# Students in 3rd Grade:

3,251

8,073

# Students in 4th Grade:

3,287

8,059

# Students in 5th Grade:

3,301

8,082

# Students in 6th Grade:

3,247

5,205

# Students in 7th Grade:

3,360

2,400

# Students in 8th Grade:

3,390

2,314

# Students in 9th Grade:

3,352

2,043

# Students in 10th Grade:

3,177

1,840

# Students in 11th Grade:

3,215

2,035

# Students in 12th Grade:

3,290

2,306

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $17,262 in this school district is less than the state median of $20,243. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $18,644 is less than the state median of $21,325. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.

2020-2021

This School District

This State (AK)

Total Revenue

$743 MM

$2,630 MM

This chart display total revenue of Anchorage School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in AK by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$803 MM

$2,771 MM

This chart display total spending of Anchorage School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in AK by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$17,262

$20,243

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Anchorage School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in AK by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$18,644

$21,325

This chart display average spending per public school student in Anchorage School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in AK by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 97 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 43,054 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 60%
: 82% (Top 10% in AK)
: Top 50%
: 37% (Top 30%)
: 43% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), AK Dept. of Education