Wasilla Middle School

As a moderately sized middle-grades school in Wasilla, Alaska, Wasilla Middle School works with 584 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 399 students each, so Wasilla Middle School sits 46% bigger than that benchmark.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District runs 49 schools in total, collectively educating 19,495 students. Wasilla Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Wasilla Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school shows 18% multiracial, 8% Native American, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Matanuska-Susitna Borough shows median household income runs about $94,031, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Wasilla Middle School is one of 49 public schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough (combined enrollment of about 19,495 students).

The closest other public school is Wasilla High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wasilla Middle School has ticked down 10%, going from 648 students in 2018 to 584 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 66% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.

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