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Galena City School District

Galena, Alaska · Public school district · #5 of 17 Alaska districts by enrollment

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8,168

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$4,611

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 79% below the Alaska median

80.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Alaska median 16.7

Galena City School District is a public school district based in Galena, Alaska, serving 8,168 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #5 of the 17 Alaska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 75% of them. Its schools average 2,042 students each, more than the Alaska median of 227. It spends about $4,611 per student on day-to-day operations, 79% less than the Alaska median. It has roughly 80.1 students per teacher.

How Galena City compares

Galena CityAlaska median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$4,611

Alaska median $21,685 · 79% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$2,564

Alaska median $12,224 · 79% below · FY2020-21

Students per school2,042

Alaska median 227 · 800% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher80.1

Alaska median 16.7 · 380% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor4,084

Alaska median 454 · 800% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$59.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 93%Local 1%

Measure	Galena City	Alaska median	Year
Current spending per student	$4,611	$21,685	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$2,564	$12,224	FY2020-21
Total spending	$45.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$59.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	102	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	252	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	80.1	16.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	4,084	454	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Alaska median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Alaska

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Fairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictFairbanks	11,857	33	$20,536	19.5	#3
Kenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictSoldotna	8,510	42	$20,456	16.7	#4
Galena City School DistrictGalena · this district	8,168	4	$4,611	80.1	#5
Juneau Borough School DistrictJuneau	4,085	13	$21,685	17.7	#6
Yukon-Koyukuk School DistrictFairbanks	4,024	11	$7,543	52.3	#7

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Clarkstown Central School DistrictNew City, NY	8,188	$26,107	11.5
East Brunswick Township School DistrictEast Brunswick, NJ	8,163	$21,777	11.3
Deer Creek Public SchoolsEdmond, OK	8,156	$8,119	18.2
Longview ISDLongview, TX	8,138	$12,398	13.2

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ak-galena-city-school-district