Polaris K-12 School

As an expansive multi-level school in Anchorage, Alaska, Polaris K-12 School hosts 483 students from grades K through 12, one of the schools within Anchorage School District. Enrollment runs roughly 152% above the state mean of about 192.

Anchorage School District runs 92 schools in total, collectively educating 40,587 students. Polaris K-12 School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Polaris K-12 School records that White students make up the majority at 60%; the rest breaks down as 17% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Anchorage Municipality shows the typical household earns roughly $103,284 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Anchorage Municipality runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), of which Polaris K-12 School is one.

The closest other public school is Rilke Schule Charter School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Polaris K-12 School has stayed largely flat, going from 482 students in 2018 to 483 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 60% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 today.

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