Glennallen Jr/Sr High School

Set in Glennallen, Alaska, Glennallen Jr/Sr High School is a very small senior high, part of Copper River School District. It teaches 86 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 77% leaner than the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 373 students.

Copper River School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 393 students. Glennallen Jr/Sr High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Glennallen Jr/Sr High School lists that 42% of students identify as Native American, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 38% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Glennallen Jr/Sr High School shows 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 114% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Copper River Census Area runs at roughly 91%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Copper River Census Area indicate median household earnings sit near $79,250, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Copper River Census Area's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 419 students), Glennallen Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Glennallen Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glennallen Jr/Sr High School has edged down 33%, going from 128 students in 2018 to 86 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 51% to 38%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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