Frontier Charter School

Frontier Charter School is a public combined-grade school in Anchorage, Alaska. The school enrolls 689 students, from kindergarten through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Alaska) has about 192 students.

Anchorage School District operates 92 schools. Combined enrollment is 40,587 students.

White students account for 56% of enrollment at Frontier Charter School. Enrollment also includes 12% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 7% Native American, and 6% Pacific Islander. County-wide, about 57% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Frontier Charter School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 175.8:1 at Frontier Charter School, with 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 27.0:1 average for combined schools in Alaska is lower than this school's figure.

Census estimates describe Anchorage Municipality this way: median household income is about $103,284, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 99 public schools in Anchorage Municipality, with a combined enrollment of about 41,241.

The nearest public school is Steller Secondary School, at about 0.2 miles. Frontier Charter School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Frontier Charter School as a charter school.

Enrollment at Frontier Charter School was 705 in 2020-21 and 689 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 141.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 175.8:1.

The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.