Mat-Su Middle College School

Mat-Su Middle College School is a small high school located in Palmer, Alaska. The school's enrollment of 222 students covers grades 8 through 12. Enrollment is 40% lower than the average for high schools in Alaska, which is about 373.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District is made up of 49 schools with 19,495 students in all.

Mat-Su Middle College School's enrollment is 77% White. Other groups include 14% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 77% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Mat-Su Middle College School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.

Federal data list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mat-Su Middle College School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 111.0:1. Among high schools in Alaska, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. The lunch program counts 20% of students at Mat-Su Middle College School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough report 45%.

Mat-Su Middle College School is located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, where median household income is about $94,031, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Mat-Su Middle College School is one of 49 public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, which together enroll about 19,495 students.

Nearby, Pioneer Peak Elementary is about 1.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.

The student count in 2024-25 was 222, 6% above the 210 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 105.0 to 111.0 over 4 years.

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