B+
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Kenai, Homer, Soldotna, Seward, Kachemak and Seldovia.
Students
8,510
Schools
42
Spent per student
$20,255
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$15.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
- School Grade B+: better than 69% of Alaska districts
- Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts above the state
- 17 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 6.9% since 2020
- Debt of $15.7M, about $1,843 per student
Test scores vs. AK
2020–21Math proficiency35%
State average 32.3%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 39.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 79.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,255 per student · 4% below AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 53%Federal 13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
7,962’20
8,423’21
8,528’22
8,499’23
8,510’24
Up 6.9% since 2020.
Students
White 70%Two or more races 15%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Hispanic 6%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
42 public schools.
Mt. View Elementary
B449 students14:1
Kalifornsky Beach Elementary
B384 students16:1
Redoubt Elementary
B+321 students15:1
Soldotna Elementary
B266 students14:1
Nikiski North Star Elementary
B−214 students12:1
West Homer Elementary
A−211 students13:1
Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science
B205 students14:1
William H. Seward Elementary School
B205 students12:1
Aurora Borealis Charter School
A+199 students16:1
Paul Banks Elementary
189 students14:1
Chapman School
B+168 students12:1
Soldotna Montessori Charter School
A164 students16:1
Tustumena Elementary
B155 students15:1
McNeil Canyon Elementary
A−144 students14:1
Sterling Elementary
C+114 students11:1
Fireweed Academy
A104 students14:1
Moose Pass School
17 students15:1
Kenai Middle School
B408 students16:1
Skyview Middle School
B+355 students16:1
Homer Middle School
A−205 students14:1
Seward Middle School
B+104 students17:1
Soldotna High School
B−695 students19:1
Kenai Central High School
B+525 students18:1
Homer High School
A−357 students19:1
Nikiski Middle/Senior High School
B−276 students15:1
Seward High School
B−173 students19:1
River City Academy
A−79 students15:1
Kenai Alternative High School
45 students10:1
Homer Flex School
A−36 students12:1
Marathon School
8 students4:1
Connections
A1,188 students80:1
Voznesenka School
C+145 students13:1
Ninilchik School
B−107 students11:1
Razdolna School
C74 students11:1
Nanwalek School
D60 students15:1
Kachemak Selo School
C+30 students12:1
Port Graham School
C+29 students13:1
Susan B English School
A−26 students8:1
Hope School
21 students10:1
Tebughna School
20 students11:1
Nikolaevsk School
19 students10:1
Cooper Landing School
16 students8:1
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.