At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
19,495
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
50
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
19.2:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$15,575
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$8,741
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 18,870
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,101.8
- Student–teacher ratio
- 17.1:1
What current records say about Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District operates 50 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Palmer, Alaska. NCES reports 19,495 students and 1,015.1 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Alaska agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 2 of 52 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $15,575 in current expenditure per pupil and $8,741 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 45 of 52 in Alaska. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 2.8%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 13.5%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,015.1
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $306,906,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Palmer, Alaska
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 61.6113, -149.0974
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White67.1%
- Hispanic7.9%
- Black0.6%
- Asian0.9%
- American Indian / Alaska Native7%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.6%
- Multiracial15.9%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
50 current directory entries
Search the full district by school name or level, or browse the alphabetical directory. Add schools to your comparison as you go.
Showing 1–24 of 50 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Charter SchoolCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 268 | 13:1 | |
| American Charter AcademyCharter | OtherKG–12 | 193 | 16:1 | |
| Beryozova School | OtherKG–12 | 39 | 19.5:1 | |
| Big Lake Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 362 | 16.2:1 | |
| Birchtree Charter SchoolCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 416 | 17.6:1 | |
| Burchell High School | High09–12 | 200 | 16.7:1 | |
| Butte Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 263 | 13.2:1 | |
| Colony High School | High09–12 | 1,046 | 20.4:1 | |
| Colony Middle School | ElementaryPK–08 | 771 | 20.8:1 | |
| Cottonwood Creek Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 422 | 16.2:1 | |
| Dena'ina Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 396 | 15.2:1 | |
| Finger Lake Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 445 | 16.5:1 | |
| Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 468 | 18.4:1 | |
| Fronteras Charter SchoolCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 336 | 17.7:1 | |
| Glacier View School | OtherKG–12 | 24 | 7:1 | |
| Goose Bay Elementary | ElementaryPK–02 | 305 | 14.5:1 | |
| Houston High School | High09–12 | 337 | 13.5:1 | |
| Houston Middle School | Middle06–08 | 318 | 13.8:1 | |
| Iditarod Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 424 | 16.3:1 | |
| Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School | High06–12 | 497 | 16:1 | |
| John Shaw Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 507 | 16.4:1 | |
| Knik Charter Correspondence SchoolCharter | OtherPK–12 | 34 | 34:1 | |
| Knik Charter SchoolCharter | OtherPK–12 | 189 | 13.3:1 | |
| Knik Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 263 | 16.4:1 |