Notable School Districts in Alaska

This directory-style roundup highlights 50 school districts in Alaska, selected from available COSMIQ profiles with enrollment data. The order reflects reported enrollment as a rough measure of institution size—not educational quality, outcomes, or endorsement. Enrollment figures are intentionally not shown.

Institutions

• Anchorage School District — Anchorage, Alaska.
• Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District — Palmer, Alaska.
• Fairbanks North Star Borough School District — Fairbanks, Alaska.
• Kenai Peninsula Borough School District — Soldotna, Alaska.
• Galena City School District — Galena, Alaska.
• Juneau Borough School District — Juneau, Alaska.
• Lower Kuskokwim School District — Bethel, Alaska.
• Yukon-Koyukuk School District — Fairbanks, Alaska.
• Kodiak Island Borough School District — Kodiak, Alaska.
• Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District — Ketchikan, Alaska.
• North Slope Borough School District — Utqiagvik, Alaska.
• Lower Yukon School District — Mountain Village, Alaska.
• Northwest Arctic Borough School District — Kotzebue, Alaska.
• Nenana City School District — Nenana, Alaska.
• Bering Strait School District — Unalakleet, Alaska.
• Sitka School District — Sitka, Alaska.
• Delta/Greely School District — Delta Junction, Alaska.
• Denali Borough School District — Healy, Alaska.
• Nome Public Schools — Nome, Alaska.
• Craig City School District — Craig, Alaska.
• Valdez City School District — Valdez, Alaska.
• Chugach School District — Anchorage, Alaska.
• Southwest Region School District — Dillingham, Alaska.
• Yupiit School District — Akiachak, Alaska.
• Petersburg Borough School District — Petersburg, Alaska.
• Dillingham City School District — Dillingham, Alaska.
• Mount Edgecumbe — Sitka, Alaska.
• Copper River School District — Glennallen, Alaska.
• Alaska Gateway School District — Tok, Alaska.
• Unalaska City School District — Unalaska, Alaska.
• Cordova City School District — Cordova, Alaska.
• Kashunamiut School District — Chevak, Alaska.
• Lake and Peninsula Borough School District — King Salmon, Alaska.
• Kuspuk School District — Aniak, Alaska.
• Annette Island School District — Metlakatla, Alaska.
• Iditarod Area School District — McGrath, Alaska.
• Wrangell Public School District — Wrangell, Alaska.
• Haines Borough School District — Haines, Alaska.
• Aleutians East Borough School District — Sand Point, Alaska.
• Saint Mary's School District — Saint Mary's, Alaska.
• Yukon Flats School District — Fort Yukon, Alaska.
• Southeast Island School District — Thorne Bay, Alaska.
• Skagway School District — Skagway, Alaska.
• Chatham School District — Angoon, Alaska.
• Klawock City School District — Klawock, Alaska.
• Bristol Bay Borough School District — Naknek, Alaska.
• Hydaburg City School District — Hydaburg, Alaska.
• Hoonah City School District — Hoonah, Alaska.
• Kake City School District — Kake, Alaska.
• Yakutat School District — Yakutat, Alaska.

Selection and source notes

This list covers public K–12 district profiles. District names may describe city, county, or regional systems.

COSMIQ district profiles, based on NCES Common Core of Data. The source years recorded for these district enrollment records are 2017–18; these are historical estimates, not current counts.

Source references: COSMIQ district profiles; National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD).

The article includes 50 profiles from the largest available enrollment estimates in this category. This is a size-based selection, not a “best schools” or academic-quality ranking.

Editorial note: COSMIQ has not independently evaluated or endorsed the listed institutions. Profile availability and source years vary; readers should consult each institution for current details.