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Sitka Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Sitka School District details

Sitka School District
300 Kostrometinoff St
Sitka, AK 99835

1,136 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Sitka School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Alaska

9

(10 is best)

Better than 86.5% of all AK school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
36%
50%
40%
46%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Baranof Elementary School
305 Baranof St
Sitka, AK, 99835
PK-01
Blatchley Middle School
601 Halibut Point Rd
Sitka, AK, 99835
06-08
Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School
307 Kashevaroff
Sitka, AK, 99835
02-05
Pacific High School
509 Lincoln
Sitka, AK, 99835
09-12
Sitka High School
1000 Lake St
Sitka, AK, 99835
09-12
Sitka Reach School
305 Baranof St
Sitka, AK, 99835
KG-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.2% 55.0%
Black 0.8% 2.8%
Hispanic 5.7% 8.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.0% 6.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 29.4% 27.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,640 $15,205,920 59.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,357 $1,632,471 6.4%
Staff $446 $536,538 2.1%
General Administration $619 $744,657 2.9%
School Administration $1,417 $1,704,651 6.7%
Operation $1,716 $2,064,348 8.1%
Transportation $415 $499,245 1.9%
Other $702 $844,506 3.3%
Total Support $6,672 $8,026,416 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,972 $2,372,316 9.3%
Total Expenditures $21,283 $25,603,449 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,909 $1,287,554,473 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,469 $190,917,820 7.3%
Staff $1,528 $198,540,855 7.6%
General Administration $272 $35,400,883 1.4%
School Administration $1,147 $149,050,227 5.7%
Operation $2,246 $291,876,669 11.2%
Transportation $590 $76,686,519 2.9%
Other $767 $99,709,892 3.8%
Total Support $8,020 $1,042,136,347 39.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,177 $282,918,986 10.8%
Total Expenditures $20,106 $2,612,601,862 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%