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Ketchikan, AK
Public School Ratings




Ketchikan 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


Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District details

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
2610 Fourth Ave
Ketchikan, AK 99901

2,156 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Alaska

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.9% of all AK school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
36%
44%
40%
39%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Fast Track School
2610 4th Avenue
Ketchikan, AK, 99901
KG-12
Fawn Mountain Elementary School
400 Old Homestead Rd
Ketchikan, AK, 99901
PK-06
Houghtaling Elementary School
2940 Baranof
Ketchikan, AK, 99901
PK-06
Ketchikan Charter School
410 Schoenbar
Ketchikan, AK, 99901
KG-08
Ketchikan High School
2610 4th Ave
Ketchikan, AK, 99901
09-12
Point Higgins School
981 North Point Higgins Rd Ntg
Ketchikan, AK, 99901
PK-06
Revilla Jr/sr High School
3131 Baranof Ave
Ketchikan, AK, 99901
07-12
Schoenbar Middle School
217 Schoenbar
Ketchikan, AK, 99901
07-08
Tongass School Of Arts And Sciences Charter
410 Schoenbar Rd
Ketchikan, AK, 99901
PK-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 53.0% 55.0%
Black 0.8% 2.8%
Hispanic 1.6% 8.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.9% 6.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 34.7% 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 $12,107 $27,737,137 59.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,100 $2,520,100 5.4%
Staff $1,126 $2,579,666 5.6%
General Administration $218 $499,438 1.1%
School Administration $1,275 $2,921,025 6.3%
Operation $2,050 $4,696,550 10.1%
Transportation $680 $1,557,880 3.4%
Other $489 $1,120,299 2.4%
Total Support $6,937 $15,892,667 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,231 $2,820,221 6.1%
Total Expenditures $20,275 $46,450,025 100.0%
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%

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