Top Rankings
Galena City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Alaska for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 7,358 students in Galena City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Alaska.
Public Middle Schools in Galena City School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Alaska public middle school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 68% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Alaska public middle school average of 52% (majority American Indian).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (AK)
# Schools
4 Schools
308 Schools
# Students
7,552 Students
63,147 Students
# Teachers
83 Teachers
3,081 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
91:1
91:1
District Rank
Galena City 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 74% has decreased from 77% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#17 out of 52 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
44%
Graduation Rate
74%
77%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.68
# American Indian Students
968 Students
18,764 Students
% American Indian Students
13%
30%
# Asian Students
84 Students
1,938 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
325 Students
3,470 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
5%
# Black Students
111 Students
1,152 Students
% Black Students
1%
2%
# White Students
5,398 Students
30,050 Students
% White Students
72%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
41 Students
1,115 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
2%
# Two or more races Students
625 Students
6,658 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
10%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
304
1,239
# Students in K Grade:
520
3,353
# Students in 1st Grade:
599
3,520
# Students in 2nd Grade:
602
3,558
# Students in 3rd Grade:
592
3,521
# Students in 4th Grade:
606
3,607
# Students in 5th Grade:
611
3,650
# Students in 6th Grade:
544
6,828
# Students in 7th Grade:
553
10,050
# Students in 8th Grade:
524
9,992
# Students in 9th Grade:
476
3,424
# Students in 10th Grade:
509
3,175
# Students in 11th Grade:
503
3,428
# Students in 12th Grade:
609
3,802
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $7,902 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 $6,083 is less than the state median of $21,325. The school district spending/student has declined by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$60 MM
$2,630 MM
Spending
$46 MM
$2,771 MM
Revenue / Student
$7,902
$20,243
Spending / Student
$6,083
$21,325
Best Galena City School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Interior Distance Education Of Alaska (Idea)
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
2157 Van Horn Rd
Fairbanks, AK 99701
(907) 374-2200
Fairbanks, AK 99701
(907) 374-2200
Grades: PK-12
| 7,321 students
Rank: #22.
Sidney C. Huntington Jr/sr High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
299 Antoski Ave
Galena, AK 99741
(907) 656-1205
Galena, AK 99741
(907) 656-1205
Grades: 7-12
| 37 students
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