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C+

Chugach School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Whittier.

Whittier’s Schools page →

Students
617
Schools
4
Spent per student
$13,844
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
8:1
The gist

What stands out about Chugach School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Alaska districts
  • Graduation rate 23 pts below the state
  • Spends 34% less per student than the AK average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.1% since 2020–21
  • Only 40% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Whittier 249

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Whittier. Grade by grade →

PK–12Whittier Community SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 22.8% · 132 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 29.4% · 132 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–59%
State average 77.9% · 42 in the class

40% 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
$13,844 per student · 34% below AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 53%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 74%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
694’20
638’21
637’22
635’23
617’24

Down 11.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%American Indian/Alaska Native 10%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%Asian 2%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

FOCUS Homeschool
Other · Grades PK–12 · Anchorage
B+
549 students
Whittier Community School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Whittier
B−
49 students10:1
Tatitlek Community School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Tatitlek
10 students5:1
Chenega School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Chenega Bay
9 students4:1

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.