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Sitka High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1000 Lake St
Sitka, AK 99835
Phone
(907) 747-3263
District
Sitka School District
County
SITKA CITY AND BOROUGH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
329
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.3% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Sitka High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
26%
37%
31%
32%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
13
12
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 89 27.1%
Grade 10 85 25.8%
Grade 11 77 23.4%
Grade 12 78 23.7%
Total 329 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.5% 53.4% 55.2%
Black 1.0% 0.8% 2.7%
Hispanic 4.3% 7.5% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.6% 9.0% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 29.7% 29.4% 27.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 27.7% 35.4% 39.2%
Free lunch eligible 22.2% 29.0% 36.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.5% 6.4% 2.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,462 733,583
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2.9 1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 6.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.8% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 36.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.9% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 16.2% 12.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,459 264,376
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.2% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.2% 30.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.6% 23.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 25.9% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.2% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.6% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.7% 12.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.8% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 4.3% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,725 $16,492,000 60.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,454 $1,628,000 6.0%
Staff $446 $499,000 1.8%
General Administration $412 $461,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,576 $1,765,000 6.5%
Operation $1,888 $2,115,000 7.8%
Transportation $559 $626,000 2.3%
Other $779 $873,000 3.2%
Total Support $7,113 $7,967,000 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,392 $2,679,000 9.9%
Total Expenditures $24,230 $27,138,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,345 $1,352,382,000 48.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,486 $194,264,000 7.0%
Staff $1,877 $245,342,000 8.9%
General Administration $262 $34,292,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,165 $152,285,000 5.5%
Operation $2,261 $295,609,000 10.7%
Transportation $563 $73,651,000 2.7%
Other $816 $106,624,000 3.8%
Total Support $8,431 $1,102,067,000 39.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,421 $316,542,000 11.4%
Total Expenditures $21,197 $2,770,991,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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