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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · ALASKA

Alaska schools on the rise

Alaska public schools with the largest enrollment growth from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
top growth in state
Top growth
+143%
Raven School
Range
+9% to +143%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 AK PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↓
Raven SchoolFAIRBANKSYukon-Koyukuk School District1,5153,687143%
Frontier Charter SchoolANCHORAGEAnchorage School District291689137%
AKChoice K-12 LearningANCHORAGEAnchorage School District137283107%
Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)FAIRBANKSGalena City School District4,2367,87685.9%
Alaska Middle College SchoolEAGLE RIVERAnchorage School District15227278.9%
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at KaleJUNEAUJuneau Borough School District5821,01874.9%
Aurora ElementaryJBERAnchorage School District21035971.0%
ConnectionsSOLDOTNAKenai Peninsula Borough School District6971,18870.4%
Anchorage STrEaM AcademyANCHORAGEAnchorage School District10918367.9%
Alternative Learning SystemsFAIRBANKSFairbanks North Star Borough School District11118465.8%
Orion Elementary SchoolJBERAnchorage School District27142356.1%
Family Partnership Correspondence SchoolANCHORAGEAnchorage School District6711,00850.2%
Romig Middle SchoolANCHORAGEAnchorage School District7701,13847.8%
FOCUS HomeschoolANCHORAGEChugach School District37654946.0%
Randy Smith Middle SchoolFAIRBANKSFairbanks North Star Borough School District29541340.0%
Mat-Su Middle College SchoolPALMERMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District16122237.9%
Tanana Middle SchoolFAIRBANKSFairbanks North Star Borough School District38552335.8%
Voznesenka SchoolVOZNESENKAKenai Peninsula Borough School District10714535.5%
Wendler Middle SchoolANCHORAGEAnchorage School District44960234.1%
Gruening Middle SchoolEAGLE RIVERAnchorage School District61679729.4%
Mt. Eccles ElementaryCORDOVACordova City School District18123429.3%
Akiachak SchoolAKIACHAKYupiit School District20025427.0%
Ryan Middle SchoolFAIRBANKSFairbanks North Star Borough School District37146324.8%
Anderson Crawford ElementaryEIELSON AFBFairbanks North Star Borough School District29636924.7%
Highland Academy CharterANCHORAGEAnchorage School District16120024.2%
Central Middle School of ScienceANCHORAGEAnchorage School District43954524.1%
Alaska Native Cultural Charter SchoolANCHORAGEAnchorage School District28935723.5%
Soldotna High SchoolSOLDOTNAKenai Peninsula Borough School District56869522.4%
Ayaprun ElitnaurvikBETHELLower Kuskokwim School District16620322.3%
Susitna Valley HighTALKEETNAMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District19223321.4%
Akiak SchoolAKIAKYupiit School District11213520.5%
Hanshew Middle SchoolANCHORAGEAnchorage School District68282220.5%
Chapman SchoolANCHOR POINTKenai Peninsula Borough School District14016820.0%
Kenai Middle SchoolKENAIKenai Peninsula Borough School District34440818.6%
Nome-Beltz Middle/HighNOMENome Public Schools23227418.1%
McNeil Canyon ElementaryHOMERKenai Peninsula Borough School District12314417.1%
Eagle Academy Charter SchoolEAGLE RIVERAnchorage School District17620516.5%
Fronteras Charter SchoolWASILLAMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District28933616.3%
Barrow High SchoolUTQIAGVIKNorth Slope Borough School District22325916.1%
Kake Elementary & High SchoolKAKEKake City School District10111715.8%
O'Malley ElementaryANCHORAGEAnchorage School District30435015.1%
Emmonak SchoolEMMONAKLower Yukon School District20723614.0%
Kenai Central High SchoolKENAIKenai Peninsula Borough School District46252513.6%
John Shaw ElementaryWASILLAMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District44750713.4%
AKTEACHKODIAKKodiak Island Borough School District17619913.1%
Boreal Sun Charter SchoolFAIRBANKSFairbanks North Star Borough School District17920112.3%
Alakanuk SchoolALAKANUKLower Yukon School District2262489.7%
Nenana City SchoolNENANANenana City School District1771949.6%
Winterberry SchoolANCHORAGEAnchorage School District2412649.5%
Tukurngailnguq SchoolSTEBBINSBering Strait School District2192399.1%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-on-the-rise-by-state-ak.csv

How this list was built

Every Alaska public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, which filters out small specialty programs whose percentage swings are dominated by noise. Brick-and-mortar only: virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded by name pattern and by NCES is_virtual flag. Those schools dominate raw growth numbers but rarely represent a school families are choosing for their neighborhood.

Enrollment growth is a leading indicator, not a quality measure. Schools grow because catchment areas shift, because districts consolidate, because a magnet program opens, or because reputation pulls in transfers. A school on this list is one that more Alaskafamilies are sending their kids to in 2024-25 than in 2017-18, for whatever reason. Pair this with the school's page on allk12 for test scores, demographics, and discussion.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

HOW TO CITE THIS REPORT

Anyone is welcome to cite or republish these findings. Please credit allk12.com and link back to this page so readers can verify the underlying data.

allk12 (2026). "Alaska schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/alaska
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DOWNLOAD THE DATA
↓ schools-on-the-rise-by-state-ak.csv
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