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Benson Secondary/s.e.a.r.c.h. High School

4515 Campbell Airstrip Rd

Tel: (907)742-2050

Benson Secondary/s.e.a.r.c.h. High School serves 251 students in grades 7-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is equal to the AK average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority American Indian and Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 52%.
Benson Secondary/s.e.a.r.c.h. High School operates within the Anchorage School District.
Anchorage School District's 78% graduation rate is higher than the AK state average of 76%.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has increased from 15:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.81 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	18:1	18:1

American Indian	15%	24%

Asian	3%	6%

Hispanic	14%	7%

Black	11%	3%

White	34%	48%

Hawaiian	9%	3%

Two or more races	14%	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.	0.81	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.	41%	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 district's graduation rate of 78% has decreased from 92% 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

Graduation Rate	78%	76%

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