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Unalaska City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Unalaska.

Unalaska’s School Grade A better than 92% of Alaska school districts

Students
337
Schools
2
Spent per student
$27,190
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
13%
The gist

What stands out about Unalaska City School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 92% of Alaska districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 29% more per student than the AK average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 92% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Unalaska. Grade by grade →

6–12Unalaska Jr/Sr High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 22.8% · 193 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 29.4% · 193 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 77.9% · 30 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$27,190 per student · 29% above AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 37%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 40%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
387’20
354’21
346’22
352’23
337’24

Down 12.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Asian 48%White 16%Hispanic 10%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 10%American Indian/Alaska Native 9%Two or more races 5%Black <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.