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Copper River School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 423 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Copper River School District is a school district in Alaska (Southeast Fairbanks, Valdez-Cordova, and Copper River counties). During the 2024 school year, 423 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Copper River School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Anna Bell-Hand
Hannah Bengtson
Lacayah Engebretson
Eileen Ewan
Heidi Jacobsen
Joshua Scott
Mark Somerville

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Overlapping state house districts

Copper River School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alaska House of Representatives District 36Becky SchwankeRepublican Party 87% 11%
Alaska House of Representatives District 29George RauscherRepublican Party 13% 17%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,989,000 $4,615 20%
Local: $120,000 $278 1%
State: $7,800,000 $18,097 79%
Total: $9,909,000 $22,991
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $9,927,000 $23,032
Total Current Expenditures: $9,614,000 $22,306
Instructional Expenditures: $5,062,000 $11,744 51%
Student and Staff Support: $504,000 $1,169 5%
Administration: $1,386,000 $3,215 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,662,000 $6,176 27%
Total Capital Outlay: $313,000 $726
Construction: $55,000 $127
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 40-44 PS PS PS 20-24 <50 55-59
2018-2019 38 PS PS >=50 25-29 <50 50-54
2017-2018 37 PS PS >=50 25-29 <50 45-49
2016-2017 38 <50 PS PS 25-29 >=50 40-44
2014-2015 37 <50 PS PS 25-29 >=50 45-49
2013-2014 81 >=50 PS PS 70-74 >=50 85-89
2012-2013 80 >=50 PS PS 75-79 >=50 80-84
2011-2012 83 >=50 PS PS 75-79 >=50 85-89
2010-2011 84 >=50 PS PS 70-74 >=50 85-89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 45-49 PS PS PS 20-24 <50 65-69
2018-2019 46 PS PS <50 25-29 >=50 60-64
2017-2018 50 PS PS <50 25-29 >=50 75-79
2016-2017 51 <50 PS PS 35-39 <50 60-64
2014-2015 38 <50 PS PS 20-24 <50 50-54
2013-2014 88 >=50 PS PS 80-84 >=50 90-94
2012-2013 84 >=50 PS PS 70-74 >=50 85-89
2011-2012 90 >=50 PS PS 80-84 >=50 90-94
2010-2011 89 >=50 PS PS 75-79 >=50 >=95

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 70-79 PS PS >=50 PS >=80
2018-2019 80-89 PS >=50 PS >=80
2017-2018 50-59 PS PS 21-39 PS 40-59
2016-2017 70-79 PS >=50 PS >=80
2015-2016 >=80 PS PS >=50 PS >=50
2014-2015 70-79 PS PS >=50 >=80
2013-2014 70-79 PS <50 >=80
2012-2013 60-69 PS <50 >=80
2011-2012 70-79 PS >=50 PS 60-79
2010-2011 80-89 PS PS >=50 PS 60-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 423 5.4
2022-2023 400 -7.8
2021-2022 431 7.0
2020-2021 401 -11.2
2019-2020 446 0.4
2018-2019 444 3.6
2017-2018 428 -2.8
2016-2017 440 3.2
2015-2016 426 -3.3
2014-2015 440 -1.8
2013-2014 448 -9.8
2012-2013 492 -0.2
2011-2012 493 2.8
2010-2011 479 -3.1
2009-2010 494 -3.4
2008-2009 511 -4.7
2007-2008 535 -6.7
2006-2007 571 -8.9
2005-2006 622 -4.7
2004-2005 651 -3.1
2003-2004 671 -1.6
2002-2003 682 -7.0
2001-2002 730 4.1
2000-2001 700 -6.4
1999-2000 745 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Copper River School District (%) Alaska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 39.2 21.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 4.9
Black 2.1 2.3
Hispanic 2.6 7.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 3.2
Two or More Races 5.2 13.6
White 50.6 46.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Copper River School District had 24.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.2.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 11.95
Secondary: 12.65
Total: 24.60

Copper River School District employed 4.10 district administrators and 3.30 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.10
District Administrative Support: 2.13
School Administrators: 3.30
School Administrative Support: 8.07
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 19.80
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 9.83

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Copper River School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Glennallen Elementary117PK-6
Glennallen Jr/Sr High School1187-12
Kenny Lake School58PK-12
Slana School10PK-12
Upstream Learning Correspondence120PK-12


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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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