Houston High School

Located at 12501 W Hawk Lane, in Big Lake, Alaska, Houston High School is a mid-tier secondary school that caters to 337 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 19,495 students; Houston High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Houston High School shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 20% multiracial, 10% Native American, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Houston High School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Houston High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Matanuska-Susitna Borough's rate of about 45%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Matanuska-Susitna Borough) reports that median household earnings sit near $94,031, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Houston High School is one of 49 public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough (combined enrollment of about 19,495 students).

Houston Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Houston High School has fell 9%, going from 370 students in 2018 to 337 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 70% to 63%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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