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Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Soldotna, Alaska · Public school district · #4 of 17 Alaska districts by enrollment

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8,510

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,456

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% below the Alaska median

16.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Alaska median 16.7

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is a public school district based in Soldotna, Alaska, serving 8,510 students in 42 schools. By enrollment it ranks #4 of the 17 Alaska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 81% of them. Its schools average 203 students each, fewer than the Alaska median of 227. It spends about $20,456 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Alaska median. It has roughly 16.7 students per teacher.

How Kenai Peninsula Borough compares

Kenai Peninsula BoroughAlaska median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,456

Alaska median $21,685 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,250

Alaska median $12,224 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school203

Alaska median 227 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.7

Alaska median 16.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor567

Alaska median 454 · 25% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$163.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 59%Local 31%

Measure	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Alaska median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,456	$21,685	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,250	$12,224	FY2020-21
Total spending	$166.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$163.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	511	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,088	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.7	16.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	567	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 · this district	8,510	42	$20,456	16.7	#4
Galena City School DistrictGalena	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
Putnam County SchoolsWinfield, WV	8,518	$12,241	13.2
Sequoia Union HighRedwood City, CA	8,516	$20,527	17.6
Campbell Union HighSan Jose, CA	8,514	$13,855	21.6
Portage Public SchoolsPortage, MI	8,497	$11,311	17.0

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-kenai-peninsula-borough-school-district