FOCUS Homeschool

Located at 9312 Vanguard Dr, in Anchorage, Alaska, FOCUS Homeschool is a large combined-grade school that teaches 549 students (grades pre-K through 12), one of the schools within Chugach School District. Compared to the state average of about 192 students per school, that is 186% above typical.

Within Chugach School District, which oversees 4 schools and 617 students, FOCUS Homeschool is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FOCUS Homeschool records that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 8% Native American, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Anchorage Municipality as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, FOCUS Homeschool has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 62.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 27.0:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Anchorage Municipality indicate 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. FOCUS Homeschool is one of 99 public schools in Anchorage Municipality (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students).

Spring Hill Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FOCUS Homeschool.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. FOCUS Homeschool's enrollment has climbed 46% since 2018, when it stood at 376 (now 549). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 85.5:1 in 2018 to 62.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the FOCUS Homeschool community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.