Wasilla High School

Wasilla High School is a large high school in Wasilla, Alaska, (ZIP code 99654). The school has 816 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Alaska average about 373 students, which makes this school 119% larger than average.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District runs 49 schools with a combined 19,495 students. Wasilla High School is one of them.

The share of White students at Wasilla High School is 64%, a majority. Other students are 15% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 8% Native American. That is lower than the 77% White share among all Matanuska-Susitna Borough residents. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Wasilla High School are from different groups.

Wasilla High School has 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.0:1. The school's 18.0:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for high schools in Alaska. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 33%. That is lower than the 45% average for public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Wasilla High School, the prediction is 41.9% and the result is 30.6%.

In the surrounding county, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the median household earns about $94,031 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Wasilla High School, Matanuska-Susitna Borough has 49 public schools.

Among nearby public schools, Wasilla Middle School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Wasilla High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 41.4% proficiency; Wasilla High School posts 30.6%.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% rise, from 760 to 816. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.5:1 to 18.0:1.

The allk12 page for Wasilla High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.