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Alaska school systems.
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55school systems
488operating schools connected
131,243students in finance records
54complete 2019–2024 finance trends
19dated REAA board rosters
What changed from 2019 to 2024?
Alaska school finance after inflation.
Follow a consistent set of 54 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.
School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.
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33 unofficial 2026 contests across 16 REAAs.
The board rosters were checked 2026-08-30; continued service after those snapshots is unverified. Three retained REAA profiles have no 2026 district report in the reviewed index. Unofficial vote totals do not establish certification, current members or vacancies. Official 2025 results remain available separately.
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55 systems
Unofficial 2026 resultsAK
Lower Kuskokwim School District
Bethel, AK
- Students
- 3,917
- Schools
- 27
- Spending / pupil
- $45,371
9 dated roster holders
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment
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Yukon-Koyukuk School District
Fairbanks, AK
- Students
- 3,620
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $13,072
9 dated roster holders
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
-16.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +82.6% enrollment
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Lower Yukon School District
Mountain Village, AK
- Students
- 2,045
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $43,105
8 dated roster holders · 1 source-marked vacancy
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
+11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.9% enrollment
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Bering Strait School District
Unalakleet, AK
- Students
- 1,783
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $50,455
11 dated roster holders
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
+27.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.6% enrollment
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Delta/Greely School District
Delta Junction, AK
- Students
- 1,006
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $14,456
6 dated roster holders · 1 source-marked vacancy
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
-26.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.0% enrollment
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Chugach School District
Anchorage, AK
- Students
- 635
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $13,844
5 dated roster holders
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
-25.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.5% enrollment
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Southwest Region School District
Dillingham, AK
- Students
- 627
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $41,603
7 dated roster holders
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
-8.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.2% enrollment
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Yupiit School District
Akiachak, AK
- Students
- 506
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $39,668
7 dated roster holders
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
-6.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +15.8% enrollment
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Copper River School District
Glennallen, AK
- Students
- 423
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $22,593
7 dated roster holders
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
-7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.7% enrollment
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Alaska Gateway School District
Tok, AK
- Students
- 369
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $46,593
7 dated roster holders
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
-2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment
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Kashunamiut School District
Chevak, AK
- Students
- 328
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $38,796
5 dated roster holders
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment
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Kuspuk School District
Aniak, AK
- Students
- 325
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $59,345
7 dated roster holders
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
+13.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.5% enrollment
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Iditarod Area School District
McGrath, AK
- Students
- 324
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $31,744
6 dated roster holders · 1 source-marked vacancy
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
-14.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment
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Annette Island School District
Metlakatla, AK
- Students
- 314
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $36,704
5 dated roster holders
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
-8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.0% enrollment
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Southeast Island School District
Thorne Bay, AK
- Students
- 194
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $45,155
5 dated roster holders
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
-8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.6% enrollment
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Yukon Flats School District
Ft. Yukon, AK
- Students
- 190
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $73,732
6 dated roster holders · 1 source-marked vacancy
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
+15.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.4% enrollment
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Chatham School District
Angoon, AK
- Students
- 163
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $45,307
5 dated roster holders
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
+19.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.6% enrollment
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Pribilof School District
St. Paul Island, AK
- Students
- 58
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $43,672
4 dated roster holders · 1 source-marked vacancy
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
+37.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -27.5% enrollment
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Aleutian Region School District
Anchorage, AK
- Students
- 10
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $133,500
4 dated roster holders · 1 source-marked vacancy
Roster checked 2026-08-30; continued service unverified. Results do not establish current members.
+4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -44.4% enrollment
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Anchorage School District
Anchorage, AK
- Students
- 43,363
- Schools
- 94
- Spending / pupil
- $17,246
-8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment
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Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Palmer, AK
- Students
- 19,421
- Schools
- 49
- Spending / pupil
- $17,238
-6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.1% enrollment
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Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Fairbanks, AK
- Students
- 12,541
- Schools
- 33
- Spending / pupil
- $18,337
-15.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment
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Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Soldotna, AK
- Students
- 8,499
- Schools
- 42
- Spending / pupil
- $20,255
-7.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.0% enrollment
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Galena City School District
Galena, AK
- Students
- 7,768
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $7,187
-11.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +55.1% enrollment
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Juneau Borough School District
Juneau, AK
- Students
- 4,265
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $20,595
-3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment
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Nenana City School District
Nenana, AK
- Students
- 2,164
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $8,081
-26.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +64.9% enrollment
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Kodiak Island Borough School District
Kodiak, AK
- Students
- 2,162
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $27,443
+8.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment
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Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
Ketchikan, AK
- Students
- 2,049
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $25,131
+6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.5% enrollment
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Northwest Arctic Borough School District
Kotzebue, AK
- Students
- 2,009
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $44,063
-2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment
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North Slope Borough School District
Utqiagvik, AK
- Students
- 1,969
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $46,456
+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.3% enrollment
Explore this school system →Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.