Homer High School

Homer High School is a secondary school of reasonably sized scale in Homer, Alaska, part of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, hosting 357 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 42 schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (8,510 students total), Homer High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Homer High School reports that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Native American.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Homer High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.4%, the actual is 50.5%, a residual of +9.1 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Kenai Peninsula Borough indicate median household earnings sit near $80,538, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Homer High School is one of 42 public schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough (combined enrollment of about 8,510 students).

Homer Flex School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Homer High School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 401 students in 2018 compared to 357 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 71% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.