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Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District, Alaska

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Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 18, 2025
Students: 2,049 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District is a school district in Alaska (Ketchikan Gateway County). During the 2024 school year, 2,049 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

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

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School board

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough 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
Ali Ginter2027
Michelle O'Brien2027
Keenan Sanderson2027
Jordan Tabb2027
Judy Guthrie2026
Katherine Tatsuda2026
Tom Heutte2025

Elections

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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: $7,894,000 $3,661 15%
Local: $11,132,000 $5,163 22%
State: $32,667,000 $15,152 63%
Total: $51,693,000 $23,976
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $50,991,000 $23,650
Total Current Expenditures: $50,353,000 $23,354
Instructional Expenditures: $31,054,000 $14,403 61%
Student and Staff Support: $6,208,000 $2,879 12%
Administration: $4,399,000 $2,040 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,692,000 $4,031 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $287,000 $133
Construction: $254,000 $117
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $39,000 $18
Interest on Debt: $312,000 $144


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 39 40-44 <50 <50 25 40-49 47
2018-2019 44 45-49 <50 40-49 30 40-44 51
2017-2018 40 40-44 <50 30-39 26 40-49 47
2016-2017 35 35-39 <50 11-19 25 40-49 40
2014-2015 31 30-34 <50 20-29 19 30-39 37
2013-2014 74 75-79 >=50 70-79 63 70-79 79
2012-2013 73 75-79 >=50 70-79 62 70-79 79
2011-2012 70 70-74 >=50 80-89 60 60-79 76
2010-2011 71 75-79 >=50 80-89 57 40-59 77

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 44 45-49 <50 <50 31 30-39 52
2018-2019 46 45-49 <50 60-69 29 40-44 57
2017-2018 49 45-49 >=50 50-59 35 40-49 57
2016-2017 44 40-44 <50 40-49 33 50-59 50
2014-2015 40 30-34 <50 40-49 25 40-49 49
2013-2014 88 90-94 >=50 >=90 80 80-89 91
2012-2013 82 75-79 >=50 >=90 72 80-89 88
2011-2012 85 80-84 >=50 >=90 80 60-79 89
2010-2011 83 75-79 >=50 >=90 73 60-79 89

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 80-84 >=80 PS PS 70-79 PS 85-89
2018-2019 80-84 >=80 PS >=50 60-69 PS 85-89
2017-2018 80-84 >=80 PS >=50 70-79 PS 90-94
2016-2017 79 >=80 PS >=50 60-69 >=50 80-84
2015-2016 75-79 >=80 PS PS 70-79 PS 75-79
2014-2015 77 >=80 PS >=50 70-79 PS 75-79
2013-2014 70-74 >=80 >=50 60-69 PS 75-79
2012-2013 75-79 >=80 >=50 70-79 PS 75-79
2011-2012 77 >=80 PS PS 50-59 PS 80-84
2010-2011 65-69 >=50 PS >=50 50-59 70-74


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 2,049 -1.2
2022-2023 2,074 -4.0
2021-2022 2,156 -0.2
2020-2021 2,161 -6.0
2019-2020 2,291 -1.0
2018-2019 2,314 -1.9
2017-2018 2,359 -0.1
2016-2017 2,361 0.9
2015-2016 2,340 0.8
2014-2015 2,322 1.2
2013-2014 2,293 2.0
2012-2013 2,247 -0.3
2011-2012 2,254 0.3
2010-2011 2,247 -0.4
2009-2010 2,257 4.1
2008-2009 2,164 -5.1
2007-2008 2,274 -2.1
2006-2007 2,321 -1.9
2005-2006 2,365 1.7
2004-2005 2,325 -2.7
2003-2004 2,387 -0.2
2002-2003 2,391 -1.9
2001-2002 2,437 -3.3
2000-2001 2,517 -5.0
1999-2000 2,643 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District (%) Alaska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 31.5 21.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 8.4 4.9
Black 1.1 2.3
Hispanic 1.9 7.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.9 3.2
Two or More Races 6.0 13.6
White 50.2 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, Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District had 165.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.42.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.00
Kindergarten: 10.00
Elementary: 69.73
Secondary: 80.27
Total: 165.00

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District employed 10.00 district administrators and 15.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.00
District Administrative Support: 12.00
School Administrators: 15.00
School Administrative Support: 17.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 107.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 7.00
Other Support Services: 43.50


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 Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Fast Track83KG-12
Fawn Mountain Elementary223PK-6
Houghtaling Elementary289PK-6
Ketchikan Charter School189KG-8
Ketchikan High School5169-12
Point Higgins School234PK-6
Revilla Jr/Sr High School1077-12
Schoenbar Middle School2677-8
Tongass School Of Arts And Sciences Charter School141PK-6

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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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