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C+

Dillingham City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Dillingham.

Dillingham’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Alaska school districts

Students
403
Schools
2
Spent per student
$37,504
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
101%
Debt
$3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dillingham City School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Alaska districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 78% more per student than the AK average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3M, about $7,385 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% of the 48 Alaska school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dillingham. Grade by grade →

PK–5Dillingham ElementaryThis district

Test scores vs. AK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency11%
State average 22.8% · 233 students tested
Reading / language arts18%
State average 29.4% · 231 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 77.9% · 28 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$37,504 per student · 78% above AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 48%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 48%Federal 35%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
411’20
426’21
420’22
403’23
403’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 67%Two or more races 16%White 15%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alaska’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Alaska.