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Alaska school systems.

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55school systems
488operating schools connected
131,243students in finance records
54complete 2019–2024 finance trends
19current board rosters
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Alaska school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 54 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$35,336Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation-2.3%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+19.9%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change+0.2%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems54 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024132,017129,872
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$22,689$21,001

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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55 systems

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Lower Kuskokwim School District

Bethel, AK

Students
3,917
Schools
27
Spending / pupil
$45,371

9 current board holders

+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment

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Yukon-Koyukuk School District

Fairbanks, AK

Students
3,620
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$13,072

9 current board holders

-16.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +82.6% enrollment

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Lower Yukon School District

Mountain Village, AK

Students
2,045
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$43,105

8 current board holders · 1 vacancy

+11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.9% enrollment

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Bering Strait School District

Unalakleet, AK

Students
1,783
Schools
15
Spending / pupil
$50,455

11 current board holders

+27.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.6% enrollment

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Delta/Greely School District

Delta Junction, AK

Students
1,006
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,456

6 current board holders · 1 vacancy

-26.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.0% enrollment

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Chugach School District

Anchorage, AK

Students
635
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,844

5 current board holders

-25.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.5% enrollment

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Southwest Region School District

Dillingham, AK

Students
627
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$41,603

7 current board holders

-8.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.2% enrollment

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Yupiit School District

Akiachak, AK

Students
506
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$39,668

7 current board holders

-6.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +15.8% enrollment

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Copper River School District

Glennallen, AK

Students
423
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$22,593

7 current board holders

-7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.7% enrollment

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Alaska Gateway School District

Tok, AK

Students
369
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$46,593

7 current board holders

-2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment

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Kashunamiut School District

Chevak, AK

Students
328
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$38,796

5 current board holders

+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Kuspuk School District

Aniak, AK

Students
325
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$59,345

7 current board holders

+13.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.5% enrollment

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Iditarod Area School District

McGrath, AK

Students
324
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$31,744

6 current board holders · 1 vacancy

-14.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment

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Annette Island School District

Metlakatla, AK

Students
314
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$36,704

5 current board holders

-8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.0% enrollment

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Southeast Island School District

Thorne Bay, AK

Students
194
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$45,155

5 current board holders

-8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.6% enrollment

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Yukon Flats School District

Ft. Yukon, AK

Students
190
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$73,732

6 current board holders · 1 vacancy

+15.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.4% enrollment

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Chatham School District

Angoon, AK

Students
163
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$45,307

5 current board holders

+19.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.6% enrollment

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Pribilof School District

St. Paul Island, AK

Students
58
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$43,672

4 current board holders · 1 vacancy

+37.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -27.5% enrollment

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Aleutian Region School District

Anchorage, AK

Students
10
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$133,500

4 current board holders · 1 vacancy

+4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -44.4% enrollment

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Anchorage School District

Anchorage, AK

Students
43,363
Schools
94
Spending / pupil
$17,246

-8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

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Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Palmer, AK

Students
19,421
Schools
49
Spending / pupil
$17,238

-6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.1% enrollment

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Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Fairbanks, AK

Students
12,541
Schools
33
Spending / pupil
$18,337

-15.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment

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Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Soldotna, AK

Students
8,499
Schools
42
Spending / pupil
$20,255

-7.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.0% enrollment

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Galena City School District

Galena, AK

Students
7,768
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$7,187

-11.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +55.1% enrollment

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Juneau Borough School District

Juneau, AK

Students
4,265
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$20,595

-3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment

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Nenana City School District

Nenana, AK

Students
2,164
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$8,081

-26.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +64.9% enrollment

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Kodiak Island Borough School District

Kodiak, AK

Students
2,162
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$27,443

+8.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment

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Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Ketchikan, AK

Students
2,049
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$25,131

+6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.5% enrollment

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Northwest Arctic Borough School District

Kotzebue, AK

Students
2,009
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$44,063

-2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment

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North Slope Borough School District

Utqiagvik, AK

Students
1,969
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$46,456

+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.3% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.