Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School

Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School is one of the big senior highs in Wasilla, Alaska, run under Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, with 705 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 373 students each, so Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School sits 89% bigger than that benchmark.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District runs 49 schools in total, collectively educating 19,495 students. Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School shows that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 5% Native American. Compared to Matanuska-Susitna Borough overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 25% of students at Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Matanuska-Susitna Borough (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Matanuska-Susitna Borough shows median household earnings sit near $94,031, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School is one of 49 public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough (combined enrollment of about 19,495 students).

The closest other public school is Teeland Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School.

Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 7%: 656 students in 2018 compared to 705 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.