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Kodiak Island Borough School District

Kodiak, Alaska · Public school district · #10 of 17 Alaska districts by enrollment

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2,122

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$24,102

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% above the Alaska median

14.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Alaska median 16.7

Kodiak Island Borough School District is a public school district based in Kodiak, Alaska, serving 2,122 students in 12 schools. By enrollment it ranks #10 of the 17 Alaska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 44% of them. Its schools average 177 students each, fewer than the Alaska median of 227. It spends about $24,102 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Alaska median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.

How Kodiak Island Borough compares

Kodiak Island BoroughAlaska median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$24,102

Alaska median $21,685 · 11% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,103

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

Students per school177

Alaska median 227 · 22% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.2

Alaska median 16.7 · 15% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor265

Alaska median 454 · 42% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$60.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 66%Local 16%

Measure	Kodiak Island Borough	Alaska median	Year
Current spending per student	$24,102	$21,685	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,103	$12,224	FY2020-21
Total spending	$59.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$60.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	149	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	374	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.2	16.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	265	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
Nenana City School DistrictNenana	2,279	2	$6,763	84.4	#9
Kodiak Island Borough School DistrictKodiak · this district	2,122	12	$24,102	14.2	#10
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School DistrictKetchikan	2,043	9	$22,299	13.9	#11
Lower Yukon School DistrictMountain Village	2,027	11	$33,959	15.8	#12
Northwest Arctic Borough School DistrictKotzebue	1,945	13	$35,081	15.9	#13

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Palos CCSD 118Palos Park, IL	2,122	$20,931	13.7
Lawrenceburg Community School CorporationLawrenceburg, IN	2,122	$8,964	16.2
CircleTowanda, KS	2,122	$11,157	14.1
Elk City Public SchoolsElk City, OK	2,122	$9,363	16.8

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.

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