Hearth Record

Public schools in Alaska

All 482 in one list

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482 public schools in 216 cities and towns and 30 counties. From NCES’s yearly directory of Jul 1, 2026.

The biggest cities and towns

By how many public schools each holds
  1. Anchorage 76 Anchorage Municipality
  2. Fairbanks 26 Fairbanks North Star Borough
  3. Wasilla 25 Matanuska-Susitna Borough
  4. Palmer 16 Matanuska-Susitna Borough
  5. Juneau 13 Juneau City and Borough
  6. Eagle River 11 Anchorage Municipality
  7. Kenai 9 Kenai Peninsula Borough
  8. Ketchikan 9 Ketchikan Gateway Borough
  9. Homer 8 Kenai Peninsula Borough

The biggest counties

By how many public schools each holds
  1. Anchorage Municipality 94
  2. Matanuska-Susitna Borough 49
  3. Kenai Peninsula Borough 41
  4. Bethel Census Area 38
  5. Fairbanks North Star Borough 32
  6. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 28
  7. Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 20
  8. Nome Census Area 19
  9. Juneau City and Borough 13

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Source:

NCES, school directory, 2025-26 (preliminary). Released Jul 1, 2026. Updated yearly.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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