Enrollment
223
High
DISTRICT 202 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020012000634
Dillingham Middle/High School
565 Seward St, Dillingham, AK 99576 · (907) 842-5221 · Dillingham Census Area
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Alaska public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alaska public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
225 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 9% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dillingham City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
10.6%
AK avg 36.1% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
10.7%
AK avg 34.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.6% | 10.7% |
| 2023-24 | 12.2% | 11.5% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.4%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Dillingham Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #34 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #36 of 43 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #42 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 223 | #36 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #2 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #28 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #2 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #25 of 28 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
223
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 109
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 223 | 18.5 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 33.2 | 6.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 20.6 | 10.2:1 | 100% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 21 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 18 | 12.9:1 | 99% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 21 | 11.1:1 | 88% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 56% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 18% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 109 | 22 | 5.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dillingham Middle/High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (232 to 223); teachers up 3% (18 to 18.5).
About Dillingham Middle/High School
At 565 Seward St in Dillingham, Alaska, Dillingham Middle/High School operates as a small high school. Federal data show 223 students enrolled in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Alaska average about 373 students, which makes this school 40% below average.
The district, Dillingham City School District, has 403 students enrolled across 2 schools.
The student body at Dillingham Middle/High School is 66% Native American. It is also 20% multiracial and 12% White. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Dillingham Middle/High School are from different groups.
Dillingham Middle/High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1, with 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Alaska is 17.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Dillingham Middle/High School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 37% of Alaska public high schools.
Dillingham Middle/High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 16.7%, compared with a predicted 18.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alaska schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Dillingham Census Area, the median household earns about $78,533 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. Dillingham Census Area has 10 public schools with about 1,018 students, including Dillingham Middle/High School.
The closest school to Dillingham Middle/High School is Dillingham Elementary, located about 0.1 miles away.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 9 students, from 214 to 223. Students per teacher increased from 10.2 in 2020-21 to 12.1 in 2024-25.
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Dillingham Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,724
Census ACS
Median income
$78,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,018 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dillingham City School District
- Dillingham ElementaryElementary · 180 students
Nearby schools
- Dillingham Elementary0.1 mi · 180
- Clarks Point School14.6 mi · 14
- Aleknagik School17.5 mi · 28
- Manokotak School18.2 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About Dillingham Middle/High SchoolHow many students attend Dillingham Middle/High School?
Dillingham Middle/High School enrolls approximately 223 students in grades 06-12.
Is Dillingham Middle/High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dillingham Middle/High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dillingham Middle/High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dillingham Middle/High School is approximately 12.1:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dillingham Middle/High School?
At Dillingham Middle/High School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Dillingham Middle/High School public or private?
Dillingham Middle/High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dillingham City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.