Highland Academy Charter

Highland Academy Charter is a close-knit high school in Anchorage, Alaska, one of the schools within Anchorage School District. The school teaches 200 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 46% smaller than the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 373 students.

Anchorage School District comprises 92 schools with combined enrollment of 40,587 students; Highland Academy Charter is among them.

Demographically, Highland Academy Charter reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 18% multiracial, 14% Native American, 7% Pacific Islander, 6% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Anchorage Municipality put median household income runs about $103,284, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Highland Academy Charter is one of 99 public schools in Anchorage Municipality (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students).

The closest other public school is Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. Highland Academy Charter is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland Academy Charter has grew 24%, going from 161 students in 2018 to 200 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Highland Academy Charter typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.