It ranks 29th in the nation. The national average is a C-plus. This year, Alaska finishes 12th out of 49 states receiving overall school finance rankings, with an overall score of Because they are single-district jurisdictions, the District of Columbia and Hawaii do not receive overall rankings for school finance, which analyzes the distribution of funding across districts within a state.
The school finance analysis examines two critical aspects of school spending. Of the eight indicators in this category, four assess school spending patterns, while the remaining metrics gauge equity in the distribution of funding across the districts within each state. Across the spending indicators, Alaska finishes with an A-minus compared with a national average of D.
Alaska ranks seventh in the nation in this area. On the equity measures, Alaska receives a C, which places it 49th in the national rankings. The nation as a whole earns a B-plus. The K Achievement Index examines 18 distinct achievement measures related to reading and math performance, high school graduation rates, and the results of Advanced Placement exams.
The index assigns equal weight to current levels of performance and changes over time. It also places an emphasis on equity, by examining both poverty-based achievement gaps and progress in closing those gaps.
Indicators in the index can be broken down into three sub-categories: status, change, and equity. Alaska receives an F in this area and ranks 44th in the nation. The average state earns a D-plus. In this area, Alaska posts a D-minus and ranks 48th. The national average is a C-minus. In the equity sub-section, states are graded based on achievement gaps between low-income students and their more affluent peers.
Nationally, it ranks 44th in this area. The nation as a whole receives a B. All Topics. Klatt Elementary. Lake Hood Elementary. Lake Otis Elementary. Martin Luther King Jr. Technical High School. McLaughlin Secondary School. Mears Middle School. Mirror Lake Middle School. Mountain View Elementary.
Spurr Elementary. Muldoon Elementary. Nicholas J. Begich Middle School. North Star Elementary. Northwood ABC. Nunaka Valley Elementary. Ocean View Elementary. O'Malley Elementary. Orion Elementary School. Polaris K School. Ptarmigan Elementary. Rabbit Creek Elementary. Ravenwood Elementary. Rilke Schule Charter School. Rogers Park Elementary. After that, the test will only be taken on computers.
The push for a computerized test was a money-saving measure, but it also allows for test results to come back more quickly than when they are administered on paper. Alaska has three types of school districts: borough school districts, city school districts and school districts in politically unorganized rural areas of the state called Regional Educational Attendance Areas REAA.
Of the state's 54 school districts, 15 are borough school districts, 20 are city school districts and 19 are REAAs. Alaska school board members are generally elected by residents of the school district, although, if there is a vacancy, members will be appointed to fill that seat for the remainder of the term. School boards can have between five and 11 members, and all serve three-year terms.
Elections are staggered so that no school board will have all of its board members up for re-election at once. Alaska does not impose term limits on school board members statewide, but term limits can be imposed on a local level. Editor's note: Some school districts choose to cancel the primary election, or both the primary and general election, if the number of candidates who filed does not meet a certain threshold.
The table below does not reflect which primary or general elections were canceled. Please click through to each school district's page for more information.
To qualify as a school board candidate in Alaska, an individual must reside and be registered to vote in the school district they wish to represent. Before campaigning, candidates must file a letter of intent with the Alaska Public Offices Commission. This can be filed as early as 18 months prior to the election and is only needed if the candidate wishes to campaign before they are able to file a declaration of candidacy.
Once the declaration of candidacy is filed, the letter of intent is no longer needed. With the declaration of candidacy, a public official financial disclosure statement may also need to be filed. This is left to the discretion of the municipal office. Within seven days of filing the declaration of candidacy, candidates must file a candidate registration to provide campaign contact information and designate a campaign committee and a campaign depository.
Candidates who are not exempt must file reports disclosing their campaign finances throughout their candidacy. The following is a list of recent education bills that have been introduced in or passed by the Alaska state legislature. To learn more about each of these bills, click the bill title.
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Share this page Follow Ballotpedia. What's on your ballot? Jump to: navigation , search. Even though Alaska had the second highest per pupil spending in the country, it had considerably lower total spending than any of the other states along the West Coast. Note: In comparing dollar amounts across the states, it is important to note that the cost of living can from state to state and within a state.
The amounts given on this page have not been adjusted to reflect these differences. For more information on "regional price disparities" and the Consumer Price Index, see the U. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. School board elections portal Glossary of education terms School choice on the ballot Education on the ballot.
Note : Salaries given are averages for the state. Salaries may vary between a state's urban, suburban, and rural districts and should be adjusted for cost of living. The focus is always on input and not the output. And the budget crunch that Alaska faces dictates that we start looking at what we are doing right, stop what we are doing wrong, and look at more cost-effective means of educating our children.
The pressure will be on from all the special interests trying to protect their turf, that is money. These are the usual special interests, teachers unions, state school board associations, public employee unions, and other associated groups.
Trouble is, they always focus on the money, not what is best for all the kids. The spending data is from the National Education Association which is adjusted for cost of living in each state.
The spending is on a per capita basis.
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