Mat-Su Day School

Mat-Su Day School, a tiny combined-grade school in Wasilla, Alaska, overseen by Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, instructs 70 students, covering grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 64% below the state mean of about 192.

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

In terms of who attends, Mat-Su Day School shows that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 21% multiracial, 9% Native American, 3% Black. By comparison, Matanuska-Susitna Borough as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Mat-Su Day School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, Matanuska-Susitna Borough reports that median household earnings sit near $94,031, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Day School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fronteras Charter School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 21%: 89 students in 2018 compared to 70 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 4% to 0%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.