Mount Edgecumbe
Alaska's Absence Rate Is Falling, but Few Districts Are Back at Baseline
Alaska's chronic absence rate fell again in 2024-25, but the annual improvement was smaller than in either of the preceding reporting years. The statewide rate remained well above its pre-pandemic bas...
15 Alaska Districts Below 70%: The Rural Bush Crisis
In the Yupiit School District, which serves four Yup'ik villages along the Kuskokwim River accessible only by small aircraft or boat, 17 of 37 seniors graduated in 2025. That is a 46.0% graduation rat...
At 9.7%, Mount Edgecumbe shows what's possible when students live at school
The numbers from Mount Edgecumbe read like a typo. In 2024-2025, the state-run boarding school in Sitka posted a chronic absenteeism rate of 9.65% -- the lowest of any district in Alaska. Its Native A...