Petersburg High School

Located at 109 Charles W St, in Petersburg, Alaska, Petersburg High School is a rural-scale four-year high school that caters to 144 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Petersburg Borough School District. Compared to the state average of about 373 students per school, that is 61% below typical.

Petersburg High School is one of 3 schools operated by Petersburg Borough School District, a district that serves 464 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Petersburg High School shows that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 19% Native American, 7% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Petersburg Borough as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Petersburg Borough) reports that median household earnings sit near $75,125, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Petersburg High School is one of 3 public schools in Petersburg Borough (combined enrollment of about 464 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mitkof Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Petersburg High School has decreased 5%, going from 151 students in 2018 to 144 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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