Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School

As a moderately sized senior high in Wasilla, Alaska, Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School caters to 497 students from grades 6 through 12, run under Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. Enrollment runs roughly 33% above the state mean of about 373.

Across the 49 schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (19,495 students total), Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% multiracial, 14% Native American, 9% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.7%; this one delivers 26.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Matanuska-Susitna Borough put median household earnings sit near $94,031, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Matanuska-Susitna Borough runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,495 students), of which Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: DENA'INA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School has edged down 19%, going from 610 students in 2018 to 497 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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