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School districts in Alaska by county Alaska has 52 regular public school districts across 29 boroughs and census areas, enrolling 129,454 students in 2024–25. Alaska children must turn 5 by September 1 to start kindergarten, in every district — see the Alaska kindergarten cutoff .
The largest is Anchorage School District in Anchorage Municipality (42,573 students). Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area has the most districts, 6. In 16 of the 29 boroughs and census areas, only one district has its office. Every district is listed by name in the table below.
Alaska boroughs and census areas and their districts School districts in Alaska by county, 2026–27 County Districts Enrollment (2024–25) School districts Aleutians East Borough 1 178 Aleutians East Borough School District Aleutians West Census Area 2 402 Unalaska City School District , Pribilof School District Anchorage Municipality 3 43,211 Anchorage School District , Chugach School District , Aleutian Region School District Bethel Census Area 3 4,654 Lower Kuskokwim School District , Yupiit School District , Kuspuk School District Bristol Bay Borough 2 426 Lake and Peninsula Borough School District , Bristol Bay Borough School District Chugach Census Area 2 966 Valdez City School District , Cordova City School District Copper River Census Area 1 393 Copper River School District Denali Borough 1 1,073 Denali Borough School District Dillingham Census Area 2 1,018 Southwest Region School District , Dillingham City School District Fairbanks North Star Borough 2 15,881 Fairbanks North Star Borough School District , Yukon-Koyukuk School District Haines Borough 1 255 Haines Borough School District Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 3 283 Chatham School District , Hoonah City School District , Pelican City School District Juneau City and Borough 1 4,085 Juneau Borough School District Kenai Peninsula Borough 1 8,510 Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Ketchikan Gateway Borough 1 2,043 Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District Kodiak Island Borough 1 2,122 Kodiak Island Borough School District Kusilvak Census Area 3 2,525 Lower Yukon School District , Kashunamiut School District , Saint Mary's School District Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1 19,495 Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District Nome Census Area 2 2,417 Bering Strait School District , Nome Public Schools North Slope Borough 1 1,853 North Slope Borough School District Northwest Arctic Borough 1 1,945 Northwest Arctic Borough School District Petersburg Borough 1 464 Petersburg Borough School District Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 6 1,441 Craig City School District , Annette Island School District , Southeast Island School District , Klawock City School District , Hydaburg City School District , Kake City School District Sitka City and Borough 1 1,080 Sitka School District Skagway Municipality 1 138 Skagway School District Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 2 1,352 Delta/Greely School District , Alaska Gateway School District Wrangell City and Borough 1 264 Wrangell Public School District Yakutat City and Borough 1 95 Yakutat School District Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 4 10,885 Galena City School District , Nenana City School District , Iditarod Area School District , Yukon Flats School District
Which district am I in? Each district draws its own attendance boundaries, and a district can cross county lines, so the county your home is in narrows it down but does not settle it. The district office or its website can confirm which school serves your address. Kindergarten registration is also handled by the district, not the state.
Sources Enrollment: NCES CCD LEA Membership, SY 2024-25 (v1a), published December 29, 2025 — the newest year NCES has released.
