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Towns with the best schools in Alaska

Ranked by our Schools score out of 100, which is based on how many high-school students take AP, IB or college classes, how many students miss a lot of school, the graduation rate and class size, for the public schools in the town. Of the 35 towns in Alaska with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Cordova ranks first with a score of 65. Sitka and Petersburg follow, with 56 and 44. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

RankTownScore High-school students in AP or IB classesHigh-school students taking college classes Population
1 Cordova 65 32.5%28.7% 2,453
2 Sitka 56 10.8%23.6% 8,368
3 Petersburg 44 14.7%3.1% 3,227
4 Juneau 44 26.3%14.2% 31,794
5 Sand Point 43 0.0%20.0% 1,064
6 Kodiak 41 23.6%6.6% 5,447
7 Palmer 40 30.6%9.0% 6,268
8 Haines 37 0.0%19.4% 1,757
9 Valdez 35 0.0%9.7% 3,847
10 Tok 35 0.0%25.9% 1,649
11 Homer 33 18.1%4.0% 5,877
12 Wasilla 30 17.0%4.4% 9,720
13 Skagway 30 20.0%0.0% 1,174
14 Bethel 30 0.0%29.1% 6,312
15 Eielson AFB 29 19.8%0.0% 3,155
16 Big Lake 29 16.6%0.0% 3,585
17 Nome 28 0.0%19.1% 3,653
18 King Cove 28 0.0%4.0% 1,352
19 Nikiski 27 11.6%1.1% 4,773
20 Unalaska 27 0.0%0.0% 4,556
21 Kenai 27 14.2%0.9% 7,641
22 Anchorage 26 17.9%0.2% 288,976
23 Wrangell 26 0.0%8.2% 2,088
24 Soldotna 26 4.3%8.4% 4,485
25 Delta Junction 26 1.9%11.0% 1,217

This is not a test-score ranking, and graduation rates are from 2018 or 2019. Only towns with a high school of their own are listed, and a town does not show up when its students go to school elsewhere. Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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