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Schools in Whittier

Whittier’s public schools

Chugach School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whittier. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above Alaska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 40% of students in Alaska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
54%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 34% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.6
AK 15.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
49 students on the public path
In brief

Whittier’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Whittier’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s 388 public schools. Whittier Community School places highest (better than 48%); Whittier Community School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Whittier, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Whittier Community SchoolChugach School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chugach School District.

The district

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

Chugach School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 617 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 7.6 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$13,844AK $21,070 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 29.4% · 132 students tested
Math22%
State average 22.8% · 132 students tested

Whittier vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Whittier—Chugach

Every school in Whittier

1 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 Whittierby address
Whittier Community School
Grades PK–12
B−
49 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Whittier’s schools

Are Whittier’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Whittier. Chugach School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whittier. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alaska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Whittier in?

Chugach School District.

Where do Whittier kids go to high school?

Whittier Community School.

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What Whittier families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.