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Best Alaska School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 54 top school districts in Alaska, serving 130,460 students.
The most diverse district is Anchorage School District, with a diversity score of 0.78.
The largest school district is Anchorage School District, serving 43,363 students.
The highest graduation rate school district is Mount Edgecumbe School District, with 95% graduation rate.

Top Alaska School Districts (2026)

School District
# Students
Diversity Score
Graduation %
Alaska Gateway School District
369
0.52
50%
Aleutian Region School District
10
0.57
n/a
Aleutians East Borough School District
205
0.37
50%
Anchorage School District
43,363
0.78
81%
Annette Island School District
314
0.07
80%
Bering Strait School District
1,783
0.08
53%
Bristol Bay Borough School District
55
0.48
50%
Chatham School District
163
0.55
50%
Chugach School District
635
0.49
55%
Copper River School District
423
0.59
70%
Cordova City School District
362
0.68
80%
Craig City School District
696
0.62
21%
Delta/Greely School District
1,006
0.32
80%
Denali Borough School District
924
0.56
75%
Dillingham City School District
403
0.55
70%
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
12,184
0.65
75%
Galena City School District
7,768
0.47
77%
Haines Borough School District
272
0.46
80%
Hoonah City School District
113
0.28
50%
Hydaburg City School District
116
0.6
n/a
Iditarod Area School District
313
0.63
50%
Juneau Borough School District
3,895
0.73
86%
Kake City School District
107
0.09
50%
Kashunamiut School District
328
0.04
80%
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
8,499
0.48
79%
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
2,049
0.64
82%
Klawock City School District
133
0.44
50%
Kodiak Island Borough School District
2,162
0.72
90%
Kuspuk School District
325
0.06
50%
Lake And Peninsula Borough School District
332
0.36
50%
Lower Kuskokwim School District
3,917
0.08
51%
Lower Yukon School District
2,045
0.05
57%
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
19,421
0.52
84%
Mount Edgecumbe School District
401
0.2
95%
Nenana City School District
2,164
0.53
45%
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