Mat-Su Central School

Mat-Su Central School is one of the large unified-grade schools in Wasilla, Alaska, overseen by Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, with 2,780 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. That puts it 1348% larger than the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 192 students.

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

In terms of who attends, Mat-Su Central School reports that White students make up the majority at 74%. The remainder is composed of 13% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Mat-Su Central School logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 99.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 27.0:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Matanuska-Susitna Borough shows the typical household earns roughly $94,031 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Matanuska-Susitna Borough runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,495 students), of which Mat-Su Central School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wasilla Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mat-Su Central School.

Mat-Su Central School operates from a residential location. Mat-Su Central School delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 64%: 1,698 students in 2018 compared to 2,780 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 80.7:1 in 2018 to 99.3:1 today.

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