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Valdez City School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 573 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Valdez City School District is a school district in Alaska (Valdez-Cordova and Chugach counties). During the 2024 school year, 573 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 Valdez City 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
Kyra Meyer2027
Kathleen Todd2027
Kalin King20232027
Carey Wade2026
Bryan Vincent20232026
Scott McCumby2025
Joe Prax2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Valdez City School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alaska House of Representatives District 29George RauscherRepublican Party 100% 1%

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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: $2,010,000 $2,843 10%
Local: $11,023,000 $15,591 52%
State: $8,160,000 $11,542 38%
Total: $21,193,000 $29,976
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $20,468,000 $28,950
Total Current Expenditures: $17,801,000 $25,178
Instructional Expenditures: $9,966,000 $14,096 49%
Student and Staff Support: $2,610,000 $3,691 13%
Administration: $1,746,000 $2,469 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,479,000 $4,920 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $485,000 $685
Construction: $51,000 $72
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $803,000 $1,135
Interest on Debt: $1,379,000 $1,950

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 38 <50 PS <50 21-39 25-29 40-44
2018-2019 45 <50 PS <50 40-59 35-39 50-54
2017-2018 44 21-39 PS >=50 30-39 20-29 50-54
2016-2017 37 <50 >=50 11-19 20-24 40-44
2014-2015 30 <50 PS 21-39 11-19 11-19 35-39
2013-2014 87 >=50 PS 60-79 70-79 60-79 90-94
2012-2013 84 >=50 PS 60-79 70-79 >=50 85-89
2011-2012 79 >=50 PS 60-79 70-74 PS 82
2010-2011 82 PS PS 60-79 75-79 PS 86

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 58 <50 PS >=50 60-79 45-49 55-59
2018-2019 52 <50 PS >=50 21-39 45-49 55-59
2017-2018 53 21-39 PS >=50 40-49 40-49 55-59
2016-2017 50 <50 >=50 20-29 40-44 55-59
2014-2015 45 <50 PS 40-59 11-19 30-39 50-54
2013-2014 92 >=50 PS >=80 >=90 >=80 90-94
2012-2013 90 >=50 PS 60-79 70-79 >=50 90-94
2011-2012 90 >=50 PS >=80 85-89 PS 92
2010-2011 89 PS PS >=80 75-79 PS 92

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 >=50 80-89
2018-2019 >=90 >=50 >=50 >=90
2017-2018 70-79 PS PS PS >=50 60-79
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS PS >=50 70-79
2015-2016 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 65-69 PS >=50 PS 70-79
2013-2014 80-89 PS PS >=50 70-79
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS >=50 PS 80-89
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS >=80 PS >=90
2010-2011 80-89 PS >=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 573 -14.0
2022-2023 653 -8.3
2021-2022 707 2.1
2020-2021 692 -3.8
2019-2020 718 4.5
2018-2019 686 5.7
2017-2018 647 0.2
2016-2017 646 0.6
2015-2016 642 6.7
2014-2015 599 -2.5
2013-2014 614 -3.6
2012-2013 636 -7.7
2011-2012 685 -0.4
2010-2011 688 2.2
2009-2010 673 -3.7
2008-2009 698 -4.4
2007-2008 729 -3.7
2006-2007 756 -6.0
2005-2006 801 -4.4
2004-2005 836 -4.5
2003-2004 874 0.5
2002-2003 870 -1.5
2001-2002 883 2.3
2000-2001 863 -0.6
1999-2000 868 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Valdez City School District (%) Alaska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 8.2 21.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.6 4.9
Black 0.9 2.3
Hispanic 5.1 7.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.9 3.2
Two or More Races 18.0 13.6
White 65.5 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, Valdez City School District had 49.99 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.46.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 4.00
Elementary: 21.50
Secondary: 23.49
Total: 49.99

Valdez City School District employed 3.50 district administrators and 3.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.50
District Administrative Support: 6.50
School Administrators: 3.50
School Administrative Support: 7.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 17.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 1.25
Other Support Services: 25.50

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 Valdez City School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
George H. Gilson Middle School1406-8
Hermon Hutchens Elementary267PK-5
Valdez High School1669-12


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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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