Frontier Charter School

Frontier Charter School, a high-enrollment K-12 campus in Anchorage, Alaska, run under Anchorage School District, enrolls 689 students, covering grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 192 students per school, that is 259% larger than typical.

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

Demographically, Frontier Charter School reports that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school lists 12% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 7% Native American, 6% Pacific Islander. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 175.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 27.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Anchorage Municipality indicate median household income runs about $103,284, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Anchorage Municipality's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), Frontier Charter School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Steller Secondary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Frontier Charter School operates from a downtown location. Frontier Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Frontier Charter School has expanded 137%, going from 291 students in 2018 to 689 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 64% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 132.3:1 in 2018 to 175.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Frontier Charter School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.