Best High Schools in Alaska

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
020027000639	21	Haines High School	Public	9-12	604 Haines Hwy	Haines	99827	Haines Borough	Haines Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 766-6700	66	7	9	37.9%	45 (68.2%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.5%)	1 (1.5%)	15 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$23,605	$2,278	$21,327	63.8	71.3	14	7
020013000253	22	Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2157 Van Horn Rd	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Galena City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 374-2200	7,486	62	120.9		5,529 (73.9%)	96 (1.3%)	255 (3.4%)	84 (1.1%)	713 (9.5%)	73 (1.0%)	736 (9.8%)				63.4	87.2	5	17
020018000555	23	Highland Academy Charter	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-12	5530 E Northern Lights Ste 1	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-1700	178	9	20.6		97 (54.5%)	5 (2.8%)	14 (7.9%)	2 (1.1%)	21 (11.8%)	9 (5.1%)	30 (16.9%)	$15,386	$442	$14,944	62.9	58.2	21	2
020024000143	24	Sitka High School	Public	9-12	1000 Lake St	Sitka	99835	Sitka City and Borough	Sitka School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 747-3263	335	22	15.1	32.8%	165 (49.3%)	4 (1.2%)	18 (5.4%)	36 (10.7%)	86 (25.7%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.2%)				62.6	85.8	6	18
020018000069	25	Chugiak High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	16525 S Birchwood Loop Rd	Chugiak	99567	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3050	912	40	22.7	17.0%	595 (65.2%)	12 (1.3%)	84 (9.2%)	18 (2.0%)	43 (4.7%)	18 (2.0%)	142 (15.6%)	$15,696	$1,013	$14,683	58.7	70.5	16	9
020010000630	26	Delta Junction Senior High School	Public	9-12	1655 N Clearwater Ave	Delta Junction	99737	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	Delta/Greely School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 895-4460	159	13	12	13.2%	122 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	4 (2.5%)	14 (8.8%)	$17,470	$713	$16,757	58.1	40.1	39	13
020009000038	27	Craig High School	Public	9-12	100 Panther Way	Craig	99921	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	Craig City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 826-2274	75	8	9.4	66.7%	37 (49.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (29.3%)	$28,619	$4,150	$24,470	57.9	35.1	43	16
020060000281	28	West Valley High School	Public	9-12	3800 Geist Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4221	818	44	18.5	28.0%	469 (57.3%)	17 (2.1%)	72 (8.8%)	28 (3.4%)	67 (8.2%)	5 (0.6%)	160 (19.6%)	$16,636	$862	$15,773	55.4	57.6	23	5
020021000133	29	Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale	Public	9-12	1639 Glacier Ave	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 523-1501	561	30	18.9	18.0%	266 (47.4%)	9 (1.6%)	50 (8.9%)	52 (9.3%)	57 (10.2%)	15 (2.7%)	112 (20.0%)	$17,044	$629	$16,416	54.6	71.1	15	14
020039000540	30	Seward High School	Public	9-12	2100 Swetmann	Seward	99664	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 224-9040	164	10	16	20.1%	109 (66.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	3 (1.8%)	10 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (18.3%)				54.5	46.1	31	1

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ASA Science, STAR English Language Arts, STAR Mathematics test scores released by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.
These rankings were last updated on August 30, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 63)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
020027000639	21	Haines High School	Public	9-12	604 Haines Hwy	Haines	99827	Haines Borough	Haines Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 766-6700	66	7	9	37.9%	45 (68.2%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.5%)	1 (1.5%)	15 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$23,605			$2,278			$21,327	63.8	71.3	14	7
020013000253	22	Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2157 Van Horn Rd	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Galena City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 374-2200	7,486	62	120.9		5,529 (73.9%)	96 (1.3%)	255 (3.4%)	84 (1.1%)	713 (9.5%)	73 (1.0%)	736 (9.8%)								63.4	87.2	5	17
020018000555	23	Highland Academy Charter	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-12	5530 E Northern Lights Ste 1	Anchorage	99504	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-1700	178	9	20.6		97 (54.5%)	5 (2.8%)	14 (7.9%)	2 (1.1%)	21 (11.8%)	9 (5.1%)	30 (16.9%)	$15,386			$442			$14,944	62.9	58.2	21	2
020024000143	24	Sitka High School	Public	9-12	1000 Lake St	Sitka	99835	Sitka City and Borough	Sitka School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 747-3263	335	22	15.1	32.8%	165 (49.3%)	4 (1.2%)	18 (5.4%)	36 (10.7%)	86 (25.7%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.2%)								62.6	85.8	6	18
020018000069	25	Chugiak High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	16525 S Birchwood Loop Rd	Chugiak	99567	Anchorage Municipality	Anchorage School District	No	Yes	No	No	(907) 742-3050	912	40	22.7	17.0%	595 (65.2%)	12 (1.3%)	84 (9.2%)	18 (2.0%)	43 (4.7%)	18 (2.0%)	142 (15.6%)	$15,696			$1,013			$14,683	58.7	70.5	16	9
020010000630	26	Delta Junction Senior High School	Public	9-12	1655 N Clearwater Ave	Delta Junction	99737	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	Delta/Greely School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 895-4460	159	13	12	13.2%	122 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	4 (2.5%)	14 (8.8%)	$17,470			$713			$16,757	58.1	40.1	39	13
020009000038	27	Craig High School	Public	9-12	100 Panther Way	Craig	99921	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	Craig City School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 826-2274	75	8	9.4	66.7%	37 (49.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (29.3%)	$28,619			$4,150			$24,470	57.9	35.1	43	16
020060000281	28	West Valley High School	Public	9-12	3800 Geist Rd	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 479-4221	818	44	18.5	28.0%	469 (57.3%)	17 (2.1%)	72 (8.8%)	28 (3.4%)	67 (8.2%)	5 (0.6%)	160 (19.6%)	$16,636			$862			$15,773	55.4	57.6	23	5
020021000133	29	Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kale	Public	9-12	1639 Glacier Ave	Juneau	99801	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 523-1501	561	30	18.9	18.0%	266 (47.4%)	9 (1.6%)	50 (8.9%)	52 (9.3%)	57 (10.2%)	15 (2.7%)	112 (20.0%)	$17,044			$629			$16,416	54.6	71.1	15	14
020039000540	30	Seward High School	Public	9-12	2100 Swetmann	Seward	99664	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 224-9040	164	10	16	20.1%	109 (66.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	3 (1.8%)	10 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (18.3%)								54.5	46.1	31	1