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Copper River School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 19 towns

Serves Glennallen, Tazlina, Copper Center, Kenny Lake, Gakona, Nelchina, Willow Creek, Slana, Chitina, Tolsona, Silver Springs, Chistochina, Gulkana, Tonsina, Mendeltna, Paxson, McCarthy, Chisana and Nabesna.

Glennallen’s Schools page →

Students
393
Schools
5
Spent per student
$22,593
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
The gist

What stands out about Copper River School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Alaska districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% more per student than the AK average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Glennallen 450Tazlina 365Copper Center 346Kenny Lake 289Gakona 181Nelchina 149Willow Creek 144Slana 119Chitina 100Tolsona 76Silver Springs 71Chistochina 58Gulkana 47Tonsina 47Mendeltna 41Paxson 17McCarthy 3ChisanaNabesna

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Glennallen. Grade by grade →

PK–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 22.8% · 194 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 29.4% · 194 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 77.9% · 29 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

89% 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
$22,593 per student · 7% above AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 47%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 2%State 76%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
401’20
431’21
400’22
423’23
393’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%American Indian/Alaska Native 36%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Glennallen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Glennallen
B−
126 students16:1
Upstream Learning Correspondence
Other · Grades PK–12 · Glennallen
A
115 students
Kenny Lake School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Copper Center
A−
52 students10:1
Slana School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Slana
14 students14:1
Glennallen Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Glennallen
C
86 students11:1

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.