Public schools and districts in Alaska
A source-first directory of every currently open local education agency and school in the federal NCES file. The directory includes regular districts, charter agencies, service agencies, and other official agency types; rankings compare regular districts separately.
- Education agencies
- 53
- Regular districts
- 52
- Schools
- 482
- Students in regular districts
- 129,454
Agency and school directory: preliminary NCES CCD 2025–26. Enrollment and teacher counts: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported.
Browse Alaska agencies by name
Starting points by reported enrollment
| Agency | Location | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage School District NCES 0200180 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Anchorage | 92 | 42,573 | 19.3:1 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District NCES 0200510 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Palmer | 50 | 19,495 | 19.2:1 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough School District NCES 0200600 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Fairbanks | 30 | 11,857 | 19.5:1 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough School District NCES 0200390 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Soldotna | 42 | 8,510 | 16.6:1 |
| Galena City School District NCES 0200130 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Galena | 4 | 8,168 | 80:1 |
| Juneau Borough School District NCES 0200210 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Juneau | 13 | 4,085 | 17.7:1 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk School District NCES 0200862 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Fairbanks | 11 | 4,024 | 52.2:1 |
| Lower Kuskokwim School District NCES 0200001 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Bethel | 27 | 3,823 | 15:1 |
| Nenana City School District NCES 0200540 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Nenana | 2 | 2,279 | 83.4:1 |
| Kodiak Island Borough School District NCES 0200480 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Kodiak | 11 | 2,122 | 14.2:1 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District NCES 0200150 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Ketchikan | 9 | 2,043 | 13.9:1 |
| Lower Yukon School District NCES 0200003 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Mountain Village | 11 | 2,027 | 15.8:1 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough School District NCES 0200625 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Kotzebue | 13 | 1,945 | 15.9:1 |
| North Slope Borough School District NCES 0200610 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Utqiagvik | 11 | 1,853 | 11.4:1 |
| Bering Strait School District NCES 0200020 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Unalakleet | 15 | 1,745 | 10.8:1 |
| Sitka School District NCES 0200240 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Sitka | 6 | 1,080 | 13.5:1 |
| Denali Borough School District NCES 0200770 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Healy | 4 | 1,073 | 40:1 |
| Delta/Greely School District NCES 0200100 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Delta Junction | 5 | 971 | 21:1 |
| Nome Public Schools NCES 0200570 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Nome | 4 | 672 | 13.7:1 |
| Chugach School District NCES 0200800 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Anchorage | 4 | 617 | 34.6:1 |
| Craig City School District NCES 0200090 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Craig | 4 | 615 | 24.1:1 |
| Southwest Region School District NCES 0200710 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Dillingham | 8 | 615 | 12.9:1 |
| Valdez City School District NCES 0200780 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Valdez | 3 | 605 | 13.3:1 |
| Yupiit School District NCES 0200004 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Akiachak | 3 | 522 | 13.3:1 |
| Petersburg Borough School District NCES 0200660 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Petersburg | 3 | 464 | 12.8:1 |
Large public high schools in Alaska
A practical starting list ordered by reported enrollment; this is not a ranking.
West High School
Anchorage School District · 09–12
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School
Anchorage School District · 09–12
Service High School
Anchorage School District · 09–12
Dimond High School
Anchorage School District · 09–12
South Anchorage High School
Anchorage School District · 09–12
Colony High School
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District · 09–12
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale
Juneau Borough School District · 09–12
Chugiak High School
Anchorage School District · 09–12
Wasilla High School
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District · 09–12
Lathrop High School
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District · 09–12
West Valley High School
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District · 09–12
Eagle River High School
Anchorage School District · 09–12
Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District · 09–12
Soldotna High School
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District · 09–12
North Pole High School
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District · 09–12
Palmer High School
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District · 09–12
Kodiak High School
Kodiak Island Borough School District · 09–12
Ketchikan High School
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District · 09–12
Kenai Central High School
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District · 09–12
Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District · 06–12