Midnight Sun Family Learning Center

Set in Wasilla, Alaska, Midnight Sun Family Learning Center is a cozy elementary campus, overseen by Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. It educates 189 students across grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 277 students per school, that is 32% leaner than typical.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District runs 49 schools in total, collectively educating 19,495 students. Midnight Sun Family Learning Center is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Midnight Sun Family Learning Center reports that White students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 15% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Native American. Compared to Matanuska-Susitna Borough overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Midnight Sun Family Learning Center shows 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.3:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Matanuska-Susitna Borough) records that median household income runs about $94,031, 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 Midnight Sun Family Learning Center is one.

The closest other public school is Meadow Lakes Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Midnight Sun Family Learning Center.

The school occupies an outlying site. Midnight Sun Family Learning Center operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Midnight Sun Family Learning Center's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 192 (now 189). Hispanic enrollment moved from 2% to 6% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Midnight Sun Family Learning Center community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.