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Baxter Elementary School

2991 Baxter Road

Tel: (907)742-1750

Baxter Elementary School serves 382 students in grades PK-6.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the AK average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 64% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 52%.
Baxter Elementary School operates within the Anchorage School District.

The student population of 382 students has declined by 6% over five years.
The teacher population of 26 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has decreased from 16:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.79 is more than the state average of 0.36. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(AK) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	18:1

American Indian	8%	24%

Asian	12%	6%

Hispanic	10%	7%

Black	8%	3%

White	36%	48%

Hawaiian	3%	3%

Two or more races	23%	9%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.79	0.36

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	72%	38%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	5%

Anchorage School District's student population of 48,089 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $16,026 in this district is less than the state average of $27,880. The district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $17,029 is less than the state average of $27,459. The district spending/student has grown by 12% over four years.

School District Name	Anchorage School District
Number of Schools Managed	97	4
Number of Students Managed	48,089	399

District Total Revenue	$772 MM	$11 MM

District Spending	$820 MM	$11 MM

District Revenue / Student	$16,026	$27,880

District Spending / Student	$17,029	$27,459

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores