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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Alaska

28 public high schools in Alaska appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Nikiski Middle/Senior High School leads the list at -24.8%, against a median of -11.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
28
Alaska
Best Enrollment change
-24.8%
Median Enrollment change
-11.4%
FASTEST DECLINING · ALASKA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Nikiski Middle/Senior High SchoolNikiski, AKKenai Peninsula Borough School District367276-24.8%
2Lathrop High SchoolFairbanks, AKFairbanks North Star Borough School District1,023788-23.0%
3Galena Interior Learning Academy (GILA)Galena, AKGalena City School District237185-21.9%
4West Valley High SchoolFairbanks, AKFairbanks North Star Borough School District976782-19.9%
5Palmer High SchoolPalmer, AKMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District765616-19.5%
6Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolAnchorage, AKAnchorage School District2,0311,636-19.4%
7Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High SchoolWasilla, AKMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District610497-18.5%
8Dimond High SchoolAnchorage, AKAnchorage School District1,6521,373-16.9%
9Bethel Regional High SchoolBethel, AKLower Kuskokwim School District475410-13.7%
10Hutchison High SchoolFairbanks, AKFairbanks North Star Borough School District408356-12.7%
11South Anchorage High SchoolAnchorage, AKAnchorage School District1,4111,239-12.2%
12Wasilla High SchoolWasilla, AKMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District929816-12.2%
13Eagle River High SchoolEagle River, AKAnchorage School District876771-12.0%
14Kodiak High SchoolKodiak, AKKodiak Island Borough School District657579-11.9%
15Homer High SchoolHomer, AKKenai Peninsula Borough School District401357-11.0%
16Sitka High SchoolSitka, AKSitka School District339305-10.0%
17Houston High SchoolBig Lake, AKMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District370337-8.9%
18Chugiak High SchoolChugiak, AKAnchorage School District1,004928-7.6%
19Kotzebue Middle/High SchoolKotzebue, AKNorthwest Arctic Borough School District323299-7.4%
20Colony High SchoolPalmer, AKMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District1,1211,046-6.7%
21West High SchoolAnchorage, AKAnchorage School District1,8051,702-5.7%
22Service High SchoolAnchorage, AKAnchorage School District1,5941,518-4.8%
23Ketchikan High SchoolKetchikan, AKKetchikan Gateway Borough School District577551-4.5%
24Burchell High SchoolWasilla, AKMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District209200-4.3%
25Dillingham Middle/High SchoolDillingham, AKDillingham City School District232223-3.9%
26North Pole High SchoolNorth Pole, AKFairbanks North Star Borough School District708695-1.8%
27Benny Benson Alternative High SchoolAnchorage, AKAnchorage School District277275-0.7%
28Mt. Edgecumbe High SchoolSitka, AKMount Edgecumbe424422-0.5%
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