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State overview

Alaska

54 NCES district and charter agencies · 126,528 students in the linked federal file

Estimated academic standingNo statewide estimateNo comparable district estimates
Chronically absent42.5%15.6 points above a typical state
Spending per student$20,34037% above a typical state
Students per counselor425:177.5 students above a typical state

Spending per student

$20,340

Average current spending per student in the latest comparable NCES district-finance data.

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Chronic absence is higher than in a typical state.

42.5% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 37% above a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within Alaska.

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Districts and charter agencies in Alaska

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Aleutian Region School DistrictAdak · NCES 0200010$135,938spending per student · FY 2023Yukon Flats School DistrictArctic Village · NCES 0200775$76,782spending per student · FY 2023Lake and Peninsula Borough School DistrictChignik Bay · NCES 0200485$63,470spending per student · FY 2023Pelican City School DistrictPelican · NCES 0200630$59,917spending per student · FY 2023Bristol Bay Borough School DistrictNaknek · NCES 0200030$57,934spending per student · FY 2023Kuspuk School DistrictAniak · NCES 0200760$57,469spending per student · FY 2023Tanana City School DistrictTanana · NCES 0200715$53,552spending per student · FY 2023Southeast Island School DistrictThorne Bay · NCES 0200700$52,700spending per student · FY 2023Aleutians East Borough School DistrictAkutan · NCES 0200007$49,607spending per student · FY 2023Lower Yukon School DistrictAlakanuk · NCES 0200003$48,035spending per student · FY 2023Bering Strait School DistrictElim · NCES 0200020$47,252spending per student · FY 2023Northwest Arctic Borough School DistrictAmbler · NCES 0200625$46,368spending per student · FY 2023Chatham School DistrictAngoon · NCES 0200730$46,218spending per student · FY 2023Alaska Gateway School DistrictTok · NCES 0200050$42,798spending per student · FY 2023Southwest Region School DistrictAleknagik · NCES 0200710$42,157spending per student · FY 2023Lower Kuskokwim School DistrictKasigluk · NCES 0200001$41,997spending per student · FY 2023Yupiit School DistrictTuluksak · NCES 0200004$41,227spending per student · FY 2023North Slope Borough School DistrictWainwright · NCES 0200610$41,153spending per student · FY 2023Pribilof School DistrictSt George · NCES 0200670$40,930spending per student · FY 2023Saint Mary's School DistrictSaint Mary's · NCES 0200680$39,916spending per student · FY 2023Kake City School DistrictKake · NCES 0200360$39,405spending per student · FY 2023Annette Island School DistrictMetlakatla · NCES 0200525$38,994spending per student · FY 2023Klawock City School DistrictKlawock · NCES 0200450$38,484spending per student · FY 2023Iditarod Area School DistrictAnvik · NCES 0200520$37,660spending per student · FY 2023Hydaburg City School DistrictHydaburg · NCES 0200330$37,653spending per student · FY 2023Kashunamiut School DistrictChevak · NCES 0200005$36,740spending per student · FY 2023Hoonah City School DistrictHoonah · NCES 0200300$36,384spending per student · FY 2023Dillingham City School DistrictDillingham · NCES 0200120$35,076spending per student · FY 2023Mount EdgecumbeSitka · NCES 0200006$34,396spending per student · FY 2023Unalaska City School DistrictUnalaska · NCES 0200720$29,705spending per student · FY 2023Skagway School DistrictSkagway · NCES 0200690$28,651spending per student · FY 2023Yakutat School DistrictYakutat · NCES 0200840$28,500spending per student · FY 2023Valdez City School DistrictValdez · NCES 0200780$26,093spending per student · FY 2023Kodiak Island Borough School DistrictKodiak · NCES 0200480$25,688spending per student · FY 2023Nome Public SchoolsNome · NCES 0200570$25,174spending per student · FY 2023Petersburg Borough School DistrictPetersburg · NCES 0200660$25,075spending per student · FY 2023Copper River School DistrictGlennallen · NCES 0200070$24,678spending per student · FY 2023Sitka School DistrictSitka · NCES 0200240$23,911spending per student · FY 2023Haines Borough School DistrictHaines · NCES 0200270$23,885spending per student · FY 2023Cordova City School DistrictCordova · NCES 0200060$23,176spending per student · FY 2023Ketchikan Gateway Borough School DistrictKetchikan · NCES 0200150$23,131spending per student · FY 2023Wrangell Public School DistrictWrangell · NCES 0200810$22,697spending per student · FY 2023Juneau Borough School DistrictJuneau · NCES 0200210$20,767spending per student · FY 2023Kenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictKenai · NCES 0200390$19,862spending per student · FY 2023Fairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictFairbanks · NCES 0200600$17,616spending per student · FY 2023Anchorage School DistrictAnchorage · NCES 0200180$16,636spending per student · FY 2023Matanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictPalmer · NCES 0200510$15,575spending per student · FY 2023Delta/Greely School DistrictDelta Junction · NCES 0200100$15,157spending per student · FY 2023Chugach School DistrictChenega Bay · NCES 0200800$13,706spending per student · FY 2023Craig City School DistrictCraig · NCES 0200090$13,443spending per student · FY 2023Yukon-Koyukuk School DistrictAllakaket · NCES 0200862$12,886spending per student · FY 2023Denali Borough School DistrictAnderson · NCES 0200770$11,280spending per student · FY 2023Nenana City School DistrictNenana · NCES 0200540$8,241spending per student · FY 2023Galena City School DistrictGalena · NCES 0200130$6,532spending per student · FY 2023