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Petersburg City School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 476 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Petersburg City School District is a school district in Alaska (Petersburg County). During the 2024 school year, 476 students attended one of the district's three 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 Petersburg City School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Carey Case2027
Kari Petersen20242027
Katie Holmlund2026
Sarah Holmgrain2025
Niccole Olsen2025

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Petersburg City School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alaska House of Representatives District 2Rebecca HimschootNonpartisan 100% 11%

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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: $1,799,000 $4,174 16%
Local: $2,464,000 $5,717 22%
State: $7,056,000 $16,371 62%
Total: $11,319,000 $26,262
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $11,152,000 $25,874
Total Current Expenditures: $10,653,000 $24,716
Instructional Expenditures: $5,879,000 $13,640 53%
Student and Staff Support: $1,628,000 $3,777 15%
Administration: $1,165,000 $2,703 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,981,000 $4,596 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $335,000 $777
Construction: $190,000 $440
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $164,000 $380

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 48 60-79 <50 <50 20-29 PS 55-59
2018-2019 56 60-79 PS <50 30-39 PS 60-64
2017-2018 48 40-59 PS <50 30-39 PS 50-54
2016-2017 40 60-79 <50 <50 11-19 PS 45-49
2014-2015 43 60-79 PS <50 20-29 PS 45-49
2013-2014 84 >=80 PS 60-79 70-79 PS 85-89
2012-2013 83 >=80 PS >=50 60-69 85-89
2011-2012 80 >=80 <50 >=50 60-69 85-89
2010-2011 83 >=80 >=50 >=80 70-79 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 62 60-79 <50 >=50 40-49 PS 70-74
2018-2019 69 >=80 PS >=50 40-49 PS 75-79
2017-2018 59 60-79 PS >=50 30-39 PS 60-64
2016-2017 54 60-79 >=50 >=50 30-39 PS 55-59
2014-2015 50 60-79 PS <50 30-39 PS 50-54
2013-2014 91 >=80 PS >=80 80-89 PS 90-94
2012-2013 89 >=80 PS >=50 80-89 85-89
2011-2012 90 >=80 >=50 >=80 80-89 90-94
2010-2011 90 >=80 >=50 >=80 70-79 90-94

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 >=90 PS PS PS >=80
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=50 >=80
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS PS >=50 >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS >=50 >=80
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS >=50 >=80
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS PS >=50 >=80
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS PS >=50 >=80
2012-2013 80-89 PS >=50 PS 70-79
2011-2012 >=80 PS PS PS PS >=80
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS >=50 >=50 80-89

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 476 8.0
2022-2023 438 1.6
2021-2022 431 0.7
2020-2021 428 -9.6
2019-2020 469 0.9
2018-2019 465 -1.1
2017-2018 470 -1.1
2016-2017 475 3.4
2015-2016 459 5.7
2014-2015 433 -0.5
2013-2014 435 -5.3
2012-2013 458 5.7
2011-2012 432 -13.4
2010-2011 490 -3.5
2009-2010 507 -3.7
2008-2009 526 -6.1
2007-2008 558 -6.3
2006-2007 593 -0.8
2005-2006 598 -6.7
2004-2005 638 -3.6
2003-2004 661 4.7
2002-2003 630 -4.4
2001-2002 658 -3.0
2000-2001 678 -3.4
1999-2000 701 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Petersburg City School District (%) Alaska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 23.1 21.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.0 4.9
Black 4.2 2.3
Hispanic 2.9 7.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.3 3.2
Two or More Races 1.9 13.6
White 62.6 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, Petersburg City School District had 38.40 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.4.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 17.02
Secondary: 19.38
Total: 38.40

Petersburg City School District employed 5.15 district administrators and 3.60 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.15
District Administrative Support: 1.50
School Administrators: 3.60
School Administrative Support: 3.86
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 18.45
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.60
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 10.74

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 Petersburg City School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Mitkof Middle School1226-8
Petersburg High School1319-12
Rae C. Stedman Elementary223PK-5


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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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