enrollment
Alaska Never Actually Recovered
Alaska's post-COVID enrollment gains were an illusion. The state is now 3,272 students below pre-pandemic levels, and correspondence growth masked deeper traditional losses.
Alaska Education News & Data
school-choice
Virtual Districts Are the Only Ones Growing in Alaska
Three correspondence districts added 5,880 students since 2020 while traditional districts lost thousands. Mat-Su Borough is the sole traditional exception.
demographics
Alaska's Black Student Population Shrinks Nearly 20% in Six Years
Black enrollment fell from 3,317 to 2,669 since 2020, the steepest decline of any racial group and nearly eight times the statewide rate.
district-spotlight
Fairbanks Closed Three Schools. It Was Not Enough.
Fairbanks lost 2,017 students in seven years, closed three schools, and still faces a structural deficit. The decline is accelerating.
enrollment
Half of Alaska's Districts Hit Record Lows
Twenty-nine of Alaska's districts are at their smallest enrollment ever recorded, including both Anchorage and Fairbanks. Together they hold 60% of the state's students.
school-choice
One in Nine Alaska Students Now Learns by Mail
Three rural districts host correspondence programs enrolling 14,379 students statewide. As traditional schools close, this parallel system keeps growing.
demographics
Alaska Loses One in 11 Native Students in Seven Years
Alaska Native enrollment fell from 29,042 to 26,356 since 2020, a 9.2% decline that accounts for 82% of the state's total enrollment loss.
district-spotlight
Anchorage Lost More Students Than All of Alaska
Anchorage shed 4,530 students in seven years, exceeding the entire state's enrollment decline. Three schools will close and 300 teaching positions will be cut.
enrollment
Alaska Enrollment Hits Seven-Year Low
Alaska public school enrollment fell to 125,317 in 2025-26, a new low in the dataset, as 29 of 53 districts hit record-low enrollment and outmigration enters its 13th year.
enrollment
Alaska Publishes 2025-26 Enrollment Data
DEED releases 2025-26 enrollment data showing Alaska at a seven-year low of 125,317 students.