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Ketchikan High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2610 4th Ave, Ketchikan, AK 99901 · (907) 225-9815 · Part of Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Ketchikan’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Alaska school districts

Directions
Students
551
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Ketchikan High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

Where Ketchikan kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Schoenbar Middle School252 students
9–12Ketchikan High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 39.4%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Alaska’s 388 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2610 4th Ave, Ketchikan

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9153
Grade 10130
Grade 11141
Grade 12127
Enrollment over time
518’20
530’21
498’22
516’23
551’24

Up 6.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%American Indian/Alaska Native 27%Asian 12%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ketchikan High School from Ketchikan families.

Other schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

The district →
Houghtaling Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ketchikan
B
310 students12:1
Fawn Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ketchikan
B+
210 students10:1
Point Higgins School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ketchikan
A−
204 students11:1
Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ketchikan
A−
140 students15:1
Ketchikan Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ketchikan
B
190 students15:1
Fast Track
Other · Grades K–12 · Ketchikan
A−
76 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alaska’s other public schools; Ketchikan’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.