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Susitna Valley High School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
42728 S Parks Hwy
Talkeetna, AK 99676
Phone
(907) 733-9300
District
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
County
MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
236
Classroom Teachers
15

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.9% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Susitna Valley High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
35%
30%
41%
20%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

40 30 20 10 0
13%
25%
15%
30%
10%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
23%
44%
32%
15%
15%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

40 30 20 10 0
25%
26%
30%
31%
20%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
16
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 33 14.0%
Grade 7 34 14.4%
Grade 8 29 12.3%
Grade 9 41 17.4%
Grade 10 46 19.5%
Grade 11 29 12.3%
Grade 12 24 10.2%
Total 236 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.9% 79.6% 55.2%
Black 1.0% 0.7% 2.7%
Hispanic 6.3% 9.2% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.2% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 8.3% 9.3% 27.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.3% 45.8% 39.2%
Free lunch eligible 41.5% 41.2% 36.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.8% 4.6% 2.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 110,677 733,406
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4.5 1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.9% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.9% 36.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.3% 13.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 39,682 267,865
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.3% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.3% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.3% 25.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.6% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 13.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.6% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.5% 12.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.9% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 6.1% 6.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,082 $176,391,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,848 $35,896,000 9.9%
Staff $582 $11,298,000 3.1%
General Administration $72 $1,396,000 0.4%
School Administration $1,161 $22,545,000 6.2%
Operation $1,247 $24,227,000 6.7%
Transportation $941 $18,282,000 5.0%
Other $738 $14,331,000 4.0%
Total Support $6,590 $127,975,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,983 $57,931,000 16.0%
Total Expenditures $18,655 $362,297,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,345 $1,352,382,000 48.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,486 $194,264,000 7.0%
Staff $1,877 $245,342,000 8.9%
General Administration $262 $34,292,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,165 $152,285,000 5.5%
Operation $2,261 $295,609,000 10.7%
Transportation $563 $73,651,000 2.7%
Other $816 $106,624,000 3.8%
Total Support $8,431 $1,102,067,000 39.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,421 $316,542,000 11.4%
Total Expenditures $21,197 $2,770,991,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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