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Wrangell School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Wrangell.

Wrangell’s School Grade A better than 88% of Alaska school districts

Students
264
Schools
3
Spent per student
$22,963
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Wrangell School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Alaska districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the AK average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 45.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% 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
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AWrangell 2,007

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wrangell. Grade by grade →

PK–5Evergreen ElementaryThis district
6–8Stikine Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Wrangell High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 22.8% · 142 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 29.4% · 142 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 77.9% · 22 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
$22,963 per student · 9% above AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 44%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 61%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
181’20
260’21
264’22
271’23
264’24

Up 45.9% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 48%White 45%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Asian 2%

Schools in the district

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

Evergreen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wrangell
A−
134 students14:1
Stikine Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wrangell
A−
59 students14:1
Wrangell High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wrangell
C
71 students11:1

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.