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B+

Kodiak Island Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Kodiak, Old Harbor, Port Lions, Ouzinkie, Akhiok and Larsen Bay.

Kodiak’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Alaska school districts

Students
2,122
Schools
12
Spent per student
$27,443
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$34.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Kodiak Island Borough School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of Alaska districts
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 30% more per student than the AK average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $34.5M, about $16,245 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Kodiak 5,281Old Harbor 202Port Lions 162Ouzinkie 101Akhiok 63Larsen Bay 32

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kodiak. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 22.8% · 1,045 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 29.4% · 1,040 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 77.9% · 169 in the class

88% 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
$27,443 per student · 30% above AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 46%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 64%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,294’20
2,277’21
2,228’22
2,152’23
2,122’24

Down 7.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 44%American Indian/Alaska Native 24%Asian 21%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%Black 1%

Schools in the district

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

East Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kodiak
C+
289 students10:1
Peterson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kodiak
A+
206 students15:1
Akteach
Other · Grades K–12 · Kodiak
A
199 students
Main Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kodiak
C+
177 students12:1
North Star Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kodiak
B
161 students10:1
Old Harbor School
Other · Grades K–12 · Old Harbor
C
39 students8:1
Port Lions School
Other · Grades K–12 · Port Lions
C
25 students8:1
Chiniak School
Other · Grades K–12 · Chiniak
17 students8:1
Ouzinkie School
Other · Grades K–12 · Ouzinkie
16 students8:1
Akhiok School
Other · Grades K–12 · Akhiok
13 students6:1
Kodiak Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kodiak
B−
401 students15:1
Kodiak High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kodiak
B+
579 students17:1

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.