Enrollment
144
High
DISTRICT 155 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PETERSBURG BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020066000570
Petersburg High School
109 Charles W St, Petersburg, AK 99833 · (907) 526-7656 · Petersburg Borough
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Alaska public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alaska public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
87 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 43 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 32 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 28% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Petersburg Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
AK avg 36.1% . -14.7pp since 2023
Math
24.4%
AK avg 34.6% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 27.6% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Petersburg High School
Petersburg High School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg High School this school | 144 | 60.4% | 44.9% |
| Haines High School Haines | 78 | 57.7% | 38.6% |
| Houston High School Big Lake | 337 | 61.1% | 26.5% |
| Susitna Valley High Talkeetna | 233 | 49.8% | 29.9% |
| Craig High School Craig | 67 | 70.1% | N/A |
| Nikiski Middle/Senior High School Nikiski | 276 | 48.2% | 33.0% |
Matched among Alaska high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Petersburg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #3 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #16 of 43 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #10 of 44 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #45 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #13 of 45 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
144
+25 (+21%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 173
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 144 | 11.9 | 12.1:1 | 60% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 131 | 11.2 | 11.7:1 | 70% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 123 | 11.7 | 10.5:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 11 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 151 | 10.3 | 14.6:1 | 55% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 9 | 15.7:1 | 43% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 178 | 14 | 12.7:1 | 46% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 218 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 22% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 173 | 12 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Petersburg High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (151 to 144); teachers up 16% (10.3 to 11.9).
About Petersburg High School
Among the schools in Petersburg, Alaska, is Petersburg High School, a small high school. The student body numbers 144 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Alaska is about 373, so this school runs 61% smaller than that.
Petersburg Borough School District has a total of 3 schools and 464 students, Petersburg High School among them.
White students are the majority at Petersburg High School, with 67% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 19% Native American, 7% Asian, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. That is close to the 63% White share among all Petersburg Borough residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Petersburg High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.1:1. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for high schools in Alaska. The lunch program counts 60% of students at Petersburg High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 57% average for public schools in Petersburg Borough.
Petersburg High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 93% of Alaska public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 32.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Petersburg Borough, the median household income is $75,125, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Petersburg Borough is home to 3 public schools and about 464 public school students.
The closest public school, Mitkof Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Petersburg High School. Other public schools within five miles: 2.
NCES describes the area around Petersburg High School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 25 students since 2020-21, to 144. By 2024-25, the school had 12.1 students per teacher, compared with 10.8 in 2020-21.
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Petersburg Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,409
Census ACS
Median income
$75,125
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
464 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Petersburg Borough School District
- Rae C. Stedman ElementaryElementary · 206 students
- Mitkof Middle SchoolMiddle · 114 students
Other schools in Petersburg
- Rae C. Stedman ElementaryElementary · 206 students
- Mitkof Middle SchoolMiddle · 114 students
Other Petersburg High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Petersburg High. Petersburg High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Petersburg HighPetersburg, VA · 1,215 students
- Petersburg High SchoolPetersburg, WV · 582 students
Nearby schools
- Mitkof Middle School0.0 mi · 114
- Rae C. Stedman Elementary0.1 mi · 206
- Wrangell High School32.2 mi · 71
- Stikine Middle School32.3 mi · 59
- Evergreen Elementary32.4 mi · 134
Frequently asked questions
About Petersburg High SchoolHow many students attend Petersburg High School?
Petersburg High School enrolls approximately 144 students in grades 09-12.
Is Petersburg High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Petersburg High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Petersburg High School have?
Petersburg High School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Petersburg High School?
Student demographics at Petersburg High School are roughly 67% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Petersburg High School in?
Petersburg High School is part of Petersburg Borough School District.
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