Alaska counties ranked by total public school enrollment across every school in the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 2,122.
| # | County | State | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage Municipality | AK | 41,241 |
| 2 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | AK | 23,777 |
| 3 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | AK | 19,495 |
| 4 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | AK | 8,510 |
| 5 | Juneau City and Borough | AK | 5,481 |
| 6 | Bethel Census Area | AK | 4,697 |
| 7 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | AK | 3,273 |
| 8 | Kusilvak Census Area | AK | 2,525 |
| 9 | Nome Census Area | AK | 2,417 |
| 10 | Kodiak Island Borough | AK | 2,122 |
| 11 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | AK | 2,043 |
| 12 | Northwest Arctic Borough | AK | 1,945 |
| 13 | North Slope Borough | AK | 1,853 |
| 14 | Sitka City and Borough | AK | 1,502 |
| 15 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | AK | 1,441 |
| 16 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | AK | 1,335 |
| 17 | Denali Borough | AK | 1,073 |
| 18 | Chugach Census Area | AK | 1,034 |
| 19 | Dillingham Census Area | AK | 1,018 |