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Government Hill Elementary School

525 Bluff Drive

Tel: (907)742-5000

Government Hill Elementary School serves 442 students in grades PK-6.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the AK average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 52%.
Government Hill Elementary School operates within the Anchorage School District.

The student population of 442 students has declined by 8% over five years.
The teacher population of 27 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has decreased from 17:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.65 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	16:1	18:1

American Indian	2%	24%

Asian	4%	6%

Hispanic	53%	7%

Black	3%	3%

White	23%	48%

Hawaiian	3%	3%

Two or more races	12%	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.	0.65	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.	45%	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.	11%	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