Best High Schools in Alaska

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
31	Unalaska Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	55 E Broadway	Unalaska	99685	Aleutians West Census Area	Unalaska City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 581-1222	174	13	13.1	10.3%	27 (15.5%)	2 (1.1%)	15 (8.6%)	92 (52.9%)	19 (10.9%)	16 (9.2%)	3 (1.7%)	$23,495	$662	$22,833	48.3	77	8	23	020072000661
32	Palmer High School	Public	9-12	1170 W Bogard Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 746-8400	616	37	16.6	34.9%	413 (67.0%)	5 (0.8%)	63 (10.2%)	5 (0.8%)	52 (8.4%)	5 (0.8%)	73 (11.9%)	$16,102	$824	$15,278	44.6	33	44	12	020051000227
33	Revilla Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3131 Baranof Ave	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 225-6681	110	11	10.4	52.7%	58 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.7%)	39 (35.5%)	2 (1.8%)	7 (6.4%)	$22,466	$1,224	$21,241	43.7	44.5	37	4	020015000048
34	Nikiski Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	52275 Education Dr	Nikiski	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 776-9400	276	18	15.3	48.2%	200 (72.5%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	4 (1.4%)	22 (8.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (12.7%)				42.3	64.3	20	14	020039000645
35	Denali PEAK	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Suntrana St	Healy	99743	Denali Borough	Denali Borough School District	No	No	Yes	No	(907) 683-2278	882	6	158.9		499 (56.6%)	51 (5.8%)	59 (6.7%)	20 (2.3%)	91 (10.3%)	29 (3.3%)	133 (15.1%)	$5,122	$44	$5,079	40.9	86.4	3	32	020077000447
36	Raven School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4762 Old Airport Way	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Yukon-Koyukuk School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 357-9573	3,687	30	123.9		2,259 (61.3%)	82 (2.2%)	179 (4.9%)	59 (1.6%)	567 (15.4%)	148 (4.0%)	393 (10.7%)	$5,756	$05	$5,751	40	37.1	41	5	020086200453
37	North Pole High School	Public	9-12	601 NPHS Blvd	North Pole	99705	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 488-3761	695	35	19.9	22.4%	452 (65.0%)	6 (0.9%)	64 (9.2%)	18 (2.6%)	39 (5.6%)	8 (1.2%)	108 (15.5%)	$18,570	$1,051	$17,518	40	23.4	52	15	020060000273
38	Wasilla High School	Public	9-12	701 E Bogard Rd	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-8200	816	45	18	33.3%	525 (64.3%)	9 (1.1%)	80 (9.8%)	11 (1.3%)	63 (7.7%)	8 (1.0%)	120 (14.7%)	$14,988	$1,108	$13,880	39.5	44.3	38		020051000237
39	Kenai Central High School	Public	9-12	9583 Kenai Spur Hwy	Kenai	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 283-2100	525	30	17.7	36.0%	327 (62.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.9%)	3 (0.6%)	53 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (21.0%)				39.4	38.6	40	1	020039000537
40	Lathrop High School	Public	9-12	901 Airport Way	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 456-7794	788	46	17.2	32.2%	351 (44.5%)	55 (7.0%)	103 (13.1%)	35 (4.4%)	60 (7.6%)	34 (4.3%)	150 (19.0%)	$18,189	$1,074	$17,115	38.8	35.2	42	2	020060000270

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ASA Science, STAR English Language Arts, STAR Mathematics test scores released by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.
These rankings were last updated on September 5, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Developmenr.

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 60)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
31	Unalaska Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	55 E Broadway	Unalaska	99685	Aleutians West Census Area	Unalaska City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 581-1222	174	13	13.1	10.3%	27 (15.5%)	2 (1.1%)	15 (8.6%)	92 (52.9%)	19 (10.9%)	16 (9.2%)	3 (1.7%)	$23,495			$662			$22,833	48.3	77	8	23		020072000661
32	Palmer High School	Public	9-12	1170 W Bogard Rd	Palmer	99645	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 746-8400	616	37	16.6	34.9%	413 (67.0%)	5 (0.8%)	63 (10.2%)	5 (0.8%)	52 (8.4%)	5 (0.8%)	73 (11.9%)	$16,102			$824			$15,278	44.6	33	44	12		020051000227
33	Revilla Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3131 Baranof Ave	Ketchikan	99901	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 225-6681	110	11	10.4	52.7%	58 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.7%)	39 (35.5%)	2 (1.8%)	7 (6.4%)	$22,466			$1,224			$21,241	43.7	44.5	37	4		020015000048
34	Nikiski Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	52275 Education Dr	Nikiski	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 776-9400	276	18	15.3	48.2%	200 (72.5%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	4 (1.4%)	22 (8.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (12.7%)								42.3	64.3	20	14		020039000645
35	Denali PEAK	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Suntrana St	Healy	99743	Denali Borough	Denali Borough School District	No	No	Yes	No	(907) 683-2278	882	6	158.9		499 (56.6%)	51 (5.8%)	59 (6.7%)	20 (2.3%)	91 (10.3%)	29 (3.3%)	133 (15.1%)	$5,122			$44			$5,079	40.9	86.4	3	32		020077000447
36	Raven School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4762 Old Airport Way	Fairbanks	99709	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Yukon-Koyukuk School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 357-9573	3,687	30	123.9		2,259 (61.3%)	82 (2.2%)	179 (4.9%)	59 (1.6%)	567 (15.4%)	148 (4.0%)	393 (10.7%)	$5,756			$05			$5,751	40	37.1	41	5		020086200453
37	North Pole High School	Public	9-12	601 NPHS Blvd	North Pole	99705	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 488-3761	695	35	19.9	22.4%	452 (65.0%)	6 (0.9%)	64 (9.2%)	18 (2.6%)	39 (5.6%)	8 (1.2%)	108 (15.5%)	$18,570			$1,051			$17,518	40	23.4	52	15		020060000273
38	Wasilla High School	Public	9-12	701 E Bogard Rd	Wasilla	99654	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 352-8200	816	45	18	33.3%	525 (64.3%)	9 (1.1%)	80 (9.8%)	11 (1.3%)	63 (7.7%)	8 (1.0%)	120 (14.7%)	$14,988			$1,108			$13,880	39.5	44.3	38			020051000237
39	Kenai Central High School	Public	9-12	9583 Kenai Spur Hwy	Kenai	99611	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 283-2100	525	30	17.7	36.0%	327 (62.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.9%)	3 (0.6%)	53 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (21.0%)								39.4	38.6	40	1		020039000537
40	Lathrop High School	Public	9-12	901 Airport Way	Fairbanks	99701	Fairbanks North Star Borough	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 456-7794	788	46	17.2	32.2%	351 (44.5%)	55 (7.0%)	103 (13.1%)	35 (4.4%)	60 (7.6%)	34 (4.3%)	150 (19.0%)	$18,189			$1,074			$17,115	38.8	35.2	42	2		020060000270