South Anchorage High School

As a well-populated high school in Anchorage, Alaska, South Anchorage High School instructs 1,239 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Anchorage School District. That puts it 232% above the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 373 students.

Anchorage School District comprises 92 schools with combined enrollment of 40,587 students; South Anchorage High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, South Anchorage High School lists that White students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder is composed of 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 5% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting South Anchorage High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Anchorage Municipality runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Anchorage Municipality) records that median household income runs about $103,284, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Anchorage Municipality's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), South Anchorage High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Huffman Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. South Anchorage High School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,411 (now 1,239).

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