Can I use Ketchikan Gateway Borough's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Ketchikan Gateway Borough school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?

Start with the 9 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Schools & Education

Name: Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

56/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

82.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

82.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 79.0%

Per-Pupil Spending

$13,991

National avg $13,239

State avg $13,745

School Score

56/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 56/100

State Score Position

#10

of 29 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Measured School Summary

Ketchikan Gateway Borough has midrange measured school signals (score: 56/100) with a graduation rate of 82.0%, which warrants review in official state and district records.

Funding Context

With $13,991 per pupil, Ketchikan Gateway Borough has adequate funding that generally covers core educational needs and some supplemental services.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 1% above the Alaska average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 3.0 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 2% higher than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Ketchikan Gateway Borough before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

9 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

56/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #10 of 29 Alaska counties with school score data.

Completion

82.0%

3.0 pts above the state average

Funding context

$13,991

$246 above the state average

School coverage

1 district represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

This county needs a closer look at district mix, school level, and local context. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Ketchikan Gateway Borough has 9 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Ketchikan Gateway Borough school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Dominant-district county

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District carries most of the listed public-school system, with 9 of 9 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#10

of 29 Alaska counties with school score data. The county score is roughly in line with the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Elementary to high school visible

2,074 students

Elementary 5Middle 1High 2Other 1

9 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District is the largest listed district slice, with 9 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Features High Proportion of Charter Schools

Education data brief for Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:District structure

Ketchikan Gateway Borough is notable for its charter school presence, with two of its nine public schools (22.2%) operating under charter status. The entire borough is served by the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District, which enrolls ,074 students. The graduation rate for the borough is 82.0%, which is higher than the Alaska state average of 79.0% but lower than the national average of 87.0%. Expenditure per pupil stands at $13,991, slightly exceeding the state average of $13,745 and the national average of $13,000. Most students attend schools in town locales, which account for seven of the nine facilities. Ketchikan High School is the largest in the district, with 498 students. The borough’s composite school score of 56.3 is nearly identical to the state average of 55.9 and slightly above the national median of 50.0. The average school size is 230 students, and the system includes one alternative school. Primary education is spread across five elementary schools. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Reported Enrollment

2,074

9 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

22% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary5

Middle1

High2

Other1

1 School District in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

9 schools

2,074 students enrolled

9 Public Schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Ketchikan High School	Record	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	Ketchikan, 99901Town: Remote	9–12	High	498
Houghtaling Elementary	Record	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	Ketchikan, 99901Town: Remote	PK–6	Primary	310
Schoenbar Middle School	Record	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	Ketchikan, 99901Town: Remote	7–8	Middle	269
Point Higgins School	Record	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	Ketchikan, 99901Rural: Fringe	PK–6	Primary	241
Fawn Mountain Elementary	Record	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	Ketchikan, 99901Rural: Fringe	PK–6	Primary	237
Ketchikan Charter School	Record	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	Ketchikan, 99901Town: Remote	KG–8	Charter	200
Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School	Record	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	Ketchikan, 99901Town: Remote	PK–6	Charter	134
Revilla Jr/Sr High School	Record	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	Ketchikan, 99901Town: Remote	7–12	Alternative	102
Fast Track	Record	Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District	Ketchikan, 99901Town: Remote	KG–12	Other	83

Ketchikan High School

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Ketchikan, 99901 / Town: Remote

Record9–12High498 students

Houghtaling Elementary

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Ketchikan, 99901 / Town: Remote

RecordPK–6Primary310 students

Schoenbar Middle School

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Ketchikan, 99901 / Town: Remote

Record7–8Middle269 students

Point Higgins School

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Ketchikan, 99901 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–6Primary241 students

Fawn Mountain Elementary

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Ketchikan, 99901 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–6Primary237 students

Ketchikan Charter School

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Ketchikan, 99901 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–8Charter200 students

Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Ketchikan, 99901 / Town: Remote

RecordPK–6Charter134 students

Revilla Jr/Sr High School

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Ketchikan, 99901 / Town: Remote

Record7–12Alternative102 students

Fast Track

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

Ketchikan, 99901 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–12Other83 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$13,991

State avg $13,745

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Alaska counties have the highest graduation rates?

Aleutians West Census Area (95.0%), Chugach Census Area (95.0%), and Petersburg Borough (95.0%) currently lead Alaska among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Alaska?

Across Alaska counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $13,745. The highest current county values are Bristol Bay Borough ($22,316), Aleutians East Borough ($20,268), and Nome Census Area ($20,058). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?

Ketchikan Gateway Borough has a school score of 56/100, which is a midrange measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?

The high school graduation rate in Ketchikan Gateway Borough is 82.0%, which is below the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Ketchikan Gateway Borough spend per student?

Ketchikan Gateway Borough spends $13,991 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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