Total enrollment
605
-87 (-13%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Valdez City School District
Alaska · 605 students · 1 city
Public-school families inside Valdez City School District pick from 4 schools serving the district's roughly 605 K-12 students (1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Valdez City School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
-1 (-25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Valdez City School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alaska | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #2 of 10 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #23 of 24 | #8,695 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #22 of 24 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #4 of 21 | #3,547 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 30.6% | #17 of 19 | #6,567 of 8,164 |
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 Valdez City School District
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 620 to 605 students (down 2%) and from 52 to 46 full-time teachers (down 12%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermon Hutchens Elementary | Valdez | Elementary | PK-05 | 287 |
| Valdez High School | Valdez | High | 09-12 | 175 |
| George H. Gilson Middle School | Valdez | Middle | 06-08 | 143 |
| Valdez Home School | Valdez | Combined | M-M | · |
About Valdez City School District
Valdez City School District operates 4 public schools across Alaska, collectively educateing roughly 605 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Valdez City School District is built around 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Valdez City School District runs about 151 students per school, 43% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 263.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 13%: 692 students in SY 2020-21 versus 605 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 4 to 3 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Valdez City School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.