Total enrollment
19,495
+1,275 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
49 schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Alaska · 19,495 students · 8 cities
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District's 49 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 19,495 students across 27 elementary, 3 middle, and 10 high.
4-year change in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
49
+2 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alaska | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #3 of 10 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 19,495 | #2 of 24 | #415 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 49 | #2 of 24 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #17 of 21 | #8,176 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 45.2% | #11 of 19 | #4,875 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #9 of 16 | #2,811 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
State test results across the district's 29 scored schools run from John Shaw Elementary at 64.9% proficient to Meadow Lakes Elementary at 24.6%, a gap of 40.3 points. That is the 3rd widest gap among 9 Alaska districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 47 district schools that reported both years went from 19,259 to 19,272 students (unchanged) and from 1,005 to 1,000 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Across 49 schools, Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District serves about 19,495 students in Alaska. By footprint it is a broad district.
In terms of grade levels, Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District spans 27 elementary, 3 middle, 10 high schools, and 9 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 398 in this district, above the Alaska typical of 263.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District has expanded 7% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 18,220 students to 19,495. Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District now counts 49 public schools, up from 47 in SY 2020-21.
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