Burchell High School

Burchell High School is one of the intimate secondary schools in Wasilla, Alaska, part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, with 200 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 46% leaner than the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 373 students.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 19,495 students; Burchell High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Burchell High School records that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 22% multiracial, 19% Native American, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Burchell High School reports 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Matanuska-Susitna Borough's rate of about 45%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Matanuska-Susitna Borough put the typical household earns roughly $94,031 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Matanuska-Susitna Borough runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,495 students), of which Burchell High School is one.

Iditarod Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Burchell High School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 209 students in 2018 compared to 200 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 53% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Burchell High School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.