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.
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Three rural districts host correspondence programs enrolling 14,379 students statewide. As traditional schools close, this parallel system keeps growing.
Alaska Native enrollment fell from 27,709 to 26,356 since 2020, a 4.9% decline that accounts for 41% of the state's total enrollment loss.
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.
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.
DEED releases 2025-26 enrollment data showing Alaska at a seven-year low of 125,317 students.