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Schools in Haines · Haines Borough School District

Haines’s public schools outscore 94% of Alaska districts

37% of students in Haines’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Alaska average (23%). The grade covers the public school district serving Haines, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alaska, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Alaska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▲ 13 pts vs AK 29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 14 pts vs AK 23%
2021–22
Spent per student
$25.6K
▲ 22% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
AK 15.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
255 students on the public path
In brief

Haines’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 37% in spring 2022, against 29% and 23% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $25,625 per student, against $21,070 across Alaska (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Haines’s grade

A Test scores

A: better than 94% of Alaska school districts. Test scores are above the Alaska average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Alaska school districts we grade (48)Better than 94%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alaska towns with similar household incomes (115)Better than 97%
A−A+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 134 test results could put Haines anywhere from A− to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Haines’s students in the tested grades sat them (136 in math, 132 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Haines, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB+

Haines’s public schools are run by Haines Borough School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Haines Borough School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 255 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$25,625AK $21,070 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 29.4% · 132 students tested
Math37%
State average 22.8% · 136 students tested

Haines vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alaska towns that share Haines’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HainesAHaines Borough

Every school in Haines

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alaska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Hainesby address
Haines Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B+
153 students12:1Rate it →
Haines Home School
Grades K–12
24 studentsRate it →
Haines High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
78 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Haines’s schools

Are Haines’s schools good?

By Alaska’s own tests, yes: the public schools Haines children attend outscore 94% of Alaska’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Haines in?

Haines Borough School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 255 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

How much does Haines spend per student?

$25,625 in Haines Borough School District (FY2024), against $21,070 across Alaska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alaska. Stars are from neighbors.