Enrollment
174
High
DISTRICT 169 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNALASKA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020072000661
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School
55 E Broadway, Unalaska, AK 99685 · (907) 581-1222 · Aleutians West Census Area
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
18 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Unalaska City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
AK avg 36.1% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
49.5%
AK avg 34.6% . -8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
174
-10 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.7:1
% White
16%
was 21%
% Hispanic
9%
was 11%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
53%
was 51%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Unalaska Jr/Sr High School
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School is one of the tight-knit 9-12 campuss in Unalaska, Alaska, overseen by Unalaska City School District, with 174 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 53% leaner than the state mean of about 373.
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School is one of 2 schools operated by Unalaska City School District, a district that hosts 337 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Unalaska Jr/Sr High School records that 53% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 16% White, 11% Native American, 9% Pacific Islander, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 40% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Unalaska Jr/Sr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 10% of students at Unalaska Jr/Sr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Unalaska Jr/Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.9%; this one delivers 42.5%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Aleutians West Census Area indicate median household income runs about $135,500, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Aleutians West Census Area's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 423 students), Unalaska Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Eagle's View Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 184 students in 2018 compared to 174 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 21% to 16%.
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Aleutians West Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,235
Census ACS
Median income
$135,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Unalaska City School District
- Eagle's View Elementary SchoolElementary · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Eagle's View Elementary School0.4 mi · 163
- Akutan School35.7 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Unalaska Jr/Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Unalaska Jr/Sr High School?
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 174 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Unalaska Jr/Sr High School serve?
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Unalaska Jr/Sr High School have?
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Unalaska Jr/Sr High School?
Student demographics at Unalaska Jr/Sr High School are roughly 16% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 53% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Unalaska Jr/Sr High School public or private?
Unalaska Jr/Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Unalaska City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.