Dimond High School

Set in Anchorage, Alaska, Dimond High School is a heavily attended senior high, run under Anchorage School District. It enrolls 1,373 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 373 students per school, that is 268% larger than typical.

Across the 92 schools in Anchorage School District (40,587 students total), Dimond High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Dimond High School records that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 18% multiracial, 13% Asian, 10% Native American, 10% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Dimond High School has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Roughly 28% of students at Dimond High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Anchorage Municipality runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dimond High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 43.8%; this one comes in at 24.8%, -19.0 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, Anchorage Municipality reports that median household earnings sit near $103,284, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Anchorage Municipality's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), Dimond High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Chinook Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dimond High School's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,652 (now 1,373). Over the same period, the White share fell from 45% to 40%.

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