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All 53 Alaska school districts
| District | Borough | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage School District | Anchorage Municipality | 94 | 42,573 | 19.3:1 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 49 | 19,495 | 19.2:1 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 33 | 11,857 | 19.5:1 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 42 | 8,510 | 16.6:1 |
| Galena City School District | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 4 | 8,168 | 80.0:1 |
| Juneau Borough School District | Juneau City and Borough | 13 | 4,085 | 17.7:1 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk School District | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 11 | 4,024 | 52.2:1 |
| Lower Kuskokwim School District | Bethel Census Area | 27 | 3,823 | 15.0:1 |
| Nenana City School District | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 2 | 2,279 | 83.4:1 |
| Kodiak Island Borough School District | Kodiak Island Borough | 12 | 2,122 | 14.2:1 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 9 | 2,043 | 13.8:1 |
| Lower Yukon School District | Kusilvak Census Area | 11 | 2,027 | 15.8:1 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough School District | Northwest Arctic Borough | 13 | 1,945 | 15.9:1 |
| North Slope Borough School District | North Slope Borough | 11 | 1,853 | 11.4:1 |
| Bering Strait School District | Nome Census Area | 15 | 1,745 | 10.8:1 |
| Sitka School District | Sitka City and Borough | 6 | 1,080 | 13.5:1 |
| Denali Borough School District | Denali Borough | 4 | 1,073 | 40.0:1 |
| Delta/Greely School District | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 5 | 971 | 21.0:1 |
| Nome Public Schools | Nome Census Area | 4 | 672 | 13.7:1 |
| Chugach School District | Anchorage Municipality | 4 | 617 | 34.6:1 |
| Craig City School District | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 4 | 615 | 24.1:1 |
| Southwest Region School District | Dillingham Census Area | 8 | 615 | 12.9:1 |
| Valdez City School District | Chugach Census Area | 3 | 605 | 13.3:1 |
| Yupiit School District | Bethel Census Area | 3 | 522 | 13.3:1 |
| Petersburg Borough School District | Petersburg Borough | 3 | 464 | 12.8:1 |
| Mount Edgecumbe School District | Sitka City and Borough | 1 | 422 | 16.9:1 |
| Dillingham City School District | Dillingham Census Area | 2 | 403 | 11.3:1 |
| Copper River School District | Copper River Census Area | 5 | 393 | 17.3:1 |
| Alaska Gateway School District | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 7 | 381 | 12.5:1 |
| Cordova City School District | Chugach Census Area | 3 | 361 | 12.9:1 |
| Unalaska City School District | Aleutians West Census Area | 2 | 337 | 12.9:1 |
| Kashunamiut School District | Kusilvak Census Area | 1 | 320 | 14.6:1 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough School District | Bristol Bay Borough | 11 | 320 | 8.1:1 |
| Kuspuk School District | Bethel Census Area | 9 | 309 | 10.0:1 |
| Annette Island School District | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 3 | 301 | 8.9:1 |
| Wrangell Public School District | Wrangell City and Borough | 3 | 264 | 13.2:1 |
| Iditarod Area School District | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 8 | 263 | 12.6:1 |
| Haines Borough School District | Haines Borough | 3 | 255 | 12.4:1 |
| Aleutians East Borough School District | Aleutians East Borough | 4 | 178 | 8.4:1 |
| Saint Mary's School District | Kusilvak Census Area | 1 | 178 | 12.7:1 |
| Yukon Flats School District | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 6 | 175 | 8.8:1 |
| Southeast Island School District | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 8 | 164 | 8.5:1 |
| Chatham School District | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 4 | 161 | 8.3:1 |
| Skagway School District | Skagway Municipality | 1 | 138 | 10.6:1 |
| Klawock City School District | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 2 | 127 | 9.5:1 |
| Hydaburg City School District | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 2 | 117 | 12.8:1 |
| Kake City School District | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 1 | 117 | 8.2:1 |
| Hoonah City School District | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 1 | 110 | 9.2:1 |
| Bristol Bay Borough School District | Bristol Bay Borough | 3 | 106 | 10.8:1 |
| Yakutat School District | Yakutat City and Borough | 2 | 95 | 15.8:1 |
| Pribilof School District | Aleutians West Census Area | 2 | 65 | 12.2:1 |
| Aleutian Region School District | Anchorage Municipality | 2 | 21 | 7.0:1 |
| Pelican City School District | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 1 | 12 | 6.0:1 |
By borough
Districts by borough
Alaska’s 53 public school systems span 29 boroughs & census areas.
Aleutians East Borough · 1 district
Aleutians West Census Area · 2 districts
Anchorage Municipality · 3 districts
Anchorage School District
42,573 students
Chugach School District617 students
Aleutian Region School District21 students
Bethel Census Area · 3 districts
Lower Kuskokwim School District
3,823 students
Yupiit School District522 students
Kuspuk School District309 students
Bristol Bay Borough · 2 districts
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District
320 students
Bristol Bay Borough School District106 students
Chugach Census Area · 2 districts
Copper River Census Area · 1 district
Denali Borough · 1 district
Dillingham Census Area · 2 districts
Fairbanks North Star Borough · 2 districts
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
11,857 students
Yukon-Koyukuk School District4,024 students
Haines Borough · 1 district
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area · 3 districts
Chatham School District
161 students
Hoonah City School District110 students
Pelican City School District12 students
Juneau City and Borough · 1 district
Kenai Peninsula Borough · 1 district
Ketchikan Gateway Borough · 1 district
Kodiak Island Borough · 1 district
Kusilvak Census Area · 3 districts
Lower Yukon School District
2,027 students
Kashunamiut School District320 students
Saint Mary's School District178 students
Matanuska-Susitna Borough · 1 district
Nome Census Area · 2 districts
North Slope Borough · 1 district
Northwest Arctic Borough · 1 district
Petersburg Borough · 1 district
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area · 6 districts
Craig City School District
615 students
Annette Island School District301 students
Southeast Island School District164 students
Klawock City School District127 students
Hydaburg City School District117 students
Kake City School District117 students
Sitka City and Borough · 2 districts
Skagway Municipality · 1 district
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area · 2 districts
Wrangell City and Borough · 1 district
Yakutat City and Borough · 1 district
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area · 4 districts
How Alaska funds schools
The Foundation Formula & Base Student Allocation
Alaska funds districts through the Foundation Formula, built on the Base Student Allocation (BSA): each district’s enrollment is adjusted by a school-size factor, a geographic district cost factor and special-needs, intensive-needs and career-and-technical multipliers to produce an “adjusted ADM,” which is multiplied by the BSA. Organized boroughs and city districts make a required local contribution and the state funds the balance. The BSA rose to $6,660 per student for 2025–26 after a $700 increase (HB 57).
Statewide, Alaska public schools draw about 58.3% of revenue from the state, 25.8% local and 16.0% federal (NEA, Rankings & Estimates 2026) — one of the highest federal shares in the nation, reflecting Impact Aid and rural schools. Current figures are published by the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development.
At a glance
Largest districts
Data & sources
About this data
Enrollment, schools, staffing and locale reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); borough grouping uses the NCES borough field; funding context from the Alaska Legislature (the Foundation Formula and Base Student Allocation) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Latest available; may lag the current year. Related: state guides · Data Explorer.