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Sitka Borough School District

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Sitka Borough School District is located in east Alaska. Sitka Borough School District has 2,870.34 square miles of land area and 1,941.09 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Sitka Borough School District population is 8,957. Sitka Borough School District median household income is $69,635 in 2010-2014. Sitka Borough School District median house value is $335,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Sitka Borough School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (10 out of 49, top 20%) Elementary/Middle School: (11 out of 49, top 22%)* Rank: #15
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	8,957 (2010-2014), rank #10
Population Growth	1.66% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1.86/sq mi, rank #27
Median Household Income:	$69,635 at 2010-2014—18.24% increase since 2005-2009, rank #16
Median House Price:	$335,800 at 2010-2014—5.73% increase since 2005-2009, rank #1
Time Zone:	Alaska GMT -9:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	2,870.34 sq mi, rank #27
Water Area:	1,941.09 sq mi (40.34%), rank #15
State:	Alaska
County:	Sitka County
City:	Sitka
Zip:	99835

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Sitka Borough School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

300 Kostrometinoff St

Sitka AK, 99835, Sitka County

Phone: 907-747-8622

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,359	1,321	1,336	1,388	1,373	1,335	1,400
English Language Learner Students:	53	59	45	46	40	33	53
Total Teachers:	106.55	102.70	100.95	98.85	103.00	103.00	100.50
Prekindergarten:	4.00	4.00	3.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Kindergarten:	7.00	7.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	6.00	7.00
Elementary:	43.25	46.05	43.55	57.25	45.00	43.20	39.00
Secondary:	52.30	45.65	48.40	34.60	50.00	52.80	52.50
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	98.06	92.80	91.90	89.70	86.90	92.90	90.90
Instructional Aides:	40.30	37.10	35.60	32.90	31.90	32.90	30.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.70	4.70	4.70	4.80	4.80	4.80	4.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	1.50	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.70	1.70	2.70	1.80	3.30	2.80	2.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	0.60	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.60
District Administrators:	8.00	8.00	8.00	6.00	5.00	6.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00	5.00	4.50	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00
School Administrators:	7.00	8.00	8.00	10.50	11.20	11.00	11.00
School Administrative Support:	10.50	9.00	10.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.40
Student Support Services:	5.46	5.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.70	4.70
Other Support Services:	12.50	12.50	13.60	12.00	12.00	15.50	14.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.75	12.86	13.23	14.04	13.33	12.96	13.93

Schools

Baranof Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 1	305 Baranof St, Sitka AK 99835
Blatchley Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	601 Halibut Point Rd, Sitka AK 99835
Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary	Grade 2 to Grade 5	307 Kashevaroff, Sitka AK 99835
Pacific High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	509 Lincoln, Sitka AK 99835
Sitka Correspondence	Kindergarten to Grade 12	305 Baranof St, Sitka AK 99835
Sitka High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1000 Lake St, Sitka AK 99835

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
HSGQE Test
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	82.5%	76.3%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	81.5%	80.2%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	81.6%	77.2%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	77.78%	77.50%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	73.68%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92.4%	85.2%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.8%	90%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91.1%	84.2%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.00%	84.20%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.21%	N/A
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	88.9%	76.3%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	84.4%	78.8%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	86.3%	74.3%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	70.2%	N/A
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	87.13%	74.40%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	81.58%	N/A
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72.7%	45.1%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	23.1%	31.9%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.4%	N/A
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	27.27%	39.20%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	38.10%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	37.5%	48.1%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	33.3%	N/A
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50.00%	N/A
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	66.7%	49.3%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	27.3%	40.9%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	36.4%	N/A
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	40.00%	42.50%
2012	Math	12th Grade	% met std	36.36%	34.70%
2013	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	30.00%	N/A
SBA Test
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	69.2%	61.9%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	70.9%	69.2%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	68.8%	60.9%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	67.9%	67.6%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	70.9%	60.9%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	63.1%	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	58.59%	61.00%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	59.21%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.2%	81.2%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.3%	84.6%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.9%	80.3%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.5%	83%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88.2%	79.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.8%	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.17%	79.30%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.63%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70.4%	60.2%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	62%	62.9%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	69.3%	64%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	69.4%	N/A
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	57.00%	62.80%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	66.67%	N/A
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	84.9%	75.1%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	88.2%	78.8%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	88.9%	73.7%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	80.7%	76.6%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	81.4%	72.9%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	84.16%	N/A
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	85.53%	N/A
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	78.7%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.6%	76.7%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.2%	78.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	77.7%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	74.8%	74.9%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.4%	77.2%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.4%	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.11%	74.50%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.22%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.5%	79%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.8%	78.8%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	79.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.2%	79.7%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.1%	78.3%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.6%	79.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.57%	80.10%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.56%	N/A
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	74.7%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	89.2%	75.2%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	76.7%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	85.3%	74.8%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	77.2%	74.8%
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	80.2%	74.4%
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	79.2%	N/A
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	85.05%	75.10%
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	80.00%	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	68.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.7%	73.1%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.6%	75.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77.9%	74.3%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83%	73.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.2%	75.7%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.4%	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.82%	73.90%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.57%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.8%	78.1%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.7%	79.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.4%	81.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92.5%	81%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.5%	78%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	80.4%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.91%	77.10%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.58%	N/A
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	46.2%	46.8%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	60.6%	46.3%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	50.9%	49.2%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	68%	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	65.91%	49.90%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	71.88%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	83.8%	76.3%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85.2%	79.6%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85.9%	78.8%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86.2%	78.1%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88.5%	78.6%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	77.7%	79.2%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80.68%	76.60%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90.63%	N/A
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.8%	66.8%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.4%	69.7%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82%	76.8%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.8%	75.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.4%	70.4%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.5%	76%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63.6%	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.55%	70.20%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.27%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.8%	77.5%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.2%	78.9%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.6%	83.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.2%	83.2%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.8%	79.1%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.9%	83.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.50%	80.40%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.89%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	79.5%	75.4%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	77.3%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81.8%	74.5%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81%	74.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	85.6%	77.3%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	84.7%	75.2%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81.55%	75.50%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	80.90%	N/A
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66.9%	64.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.1%	67%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.5%	74.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.2%	74.1%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67.1%	69.3%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.3%	74.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	56.25%	69.50%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74.26%	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.2%	75.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	76.1%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.4%	80.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.6%	80.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.5%	77.4%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.1%	79.6%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.9%	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.28%	77.70%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.00%	N/A
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	76.6%	71.5%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	75.8%	72.1%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	67.3%	72.9%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	78.1%	72.3%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	77%	73.6%
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	69%	72.2%
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	80.4%	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	70.27%	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	74.00%	N/A
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.9%	61%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70.2%	61.7%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69.8%	68.9%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66%	68.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	66.2%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.1%	69.8%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62.1%	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62.14%	66.20%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	60.50%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.5%	75.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.3%	77.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.7%	80.9%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	81%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.7%	79.7%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.7%	83.9%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.2%	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.35%	79.40%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.50%	N/A
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	90.4%	70.9%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	82%	71.8%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	70.1%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	76.3%	70.8%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	82.4%	73.5%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	76.9%	72.4%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	76.1%	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	80.58%	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	77.50%	N/A
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.5%	62.1%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.2%	64.6%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.4%	69.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.9%	68.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.9%	66.4%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	70%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.3%	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.43%	68.90%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.84%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	95.7%	80.2%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	92.1%	82.4%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.8%	85.9%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.5%	85.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.4%	81.9%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.4%	85.3%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.2%	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.81%	82.80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.24%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	63.2%	51.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56.2%	54.9%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.5%	56.1%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62%	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73.33%	56.60%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75.73%	N/A
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	91.4%	73.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	90.1%	76.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	78%	72.5%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	75.9%	72.2%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	75.6%	76.4%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.8%	72.3%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	75.82%	N/A
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.41%	N/A
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	64%	56.5%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	66.3%	56.4%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	74.2%	62.7%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	66.1%	63.1%
2009	Math	9th Grade	% met std	61.7%	59.5%
2010	Math	9th Grade	% met std	61.5%	63.7%
2011	Math	9th Grade	% met std	62.4%	N/A
2012	Math	9th Grade	% met std	53.85%	63.40%
2013	Math	9th Grade	% met std	62.35%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87.5%	77.3%
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84.5%	76.3%
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93.3%	81.9%
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87.4%	82.2%
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82.6%	79.2%
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85.4%	83.6%
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90.2%	N/A
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82.05%	83.60%
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84.71%	N/A
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	81.1%	73%
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	80.8%	72%
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	84.4%	73.1%
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	79.2%	72%
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	82.1%	76%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	76.3%	73.9%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	87.1%	N/A
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	71.79%	N/A
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	75.00%	N/A

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$25,201,000	$18,863		$24,353,000	$17,545		$23,175,000	$16,879
Federal:	$2,551,000	$1,909	10.1%	$3,551,000	$2,558	14.6%	$3,150,000	$2,294	13.6%
State:	$16,096,000	$12,048	63.9%	$14,190,000	$10,223	58.3%	$13,322,000	$9,703	57.5%
Local:	$6,554,000	$4,906	26.0%	$6,612,000	$4,764	27.2%	$6,703,000	$4,882	28.9%
Total Expenditures:	$26,270,000	$19,663		$25,908,000	$18,666		$24,712,000	$17,999
Total Current Expenditures:	$23,200,000	$17,365		$22,576,000	$16,265		$21,283,000	$15,501
Instructional Expenditures:	$15,326,000	$11,472	66.1%	$14,971,000	$10,786	66.3%	$13,680,000	$9,964	64.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,625,000	$1,216	7.0%	$1,530,000	$1,102	6.8%	$1,604,000	$1,168	7.5%
Administration:	$3,220,000	$2,410	13.9%	$3,202,000	$2,307	14.2%	$3,124,000	$2,275	14.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,029,000	$2,267	13.1%	$2,873,000	$2,070	12.7%	$2,875,000	$2,094	13.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$411,000	$308		$661,000	$476		$518,000	$377
Construction:	$175,000	$131		$158,000	$114		$200,000	$146
Total Other:	$1,289,000	$965		$1,182,000	$852		$1,307,000	$952
Interest on Debt:	$1,370,000	$1,025		$1,489,000	$1,073		$1,604,000	$1,168

Total Salary:	$11,916,000	$8,919		$11,706,000	$8,434		$11,548,000	$8,411
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,651,000	$6,475	72.6%	$8,395,000	$6,048	71.7%	$8,090,000	$5,892	70.1%
Other Salary:	$3,265,000	$2,444	27.4%	$3,311,000	$2,385	28.3%	$3,458,000	$2,519	29.9%
Total Benefit:	$9,083,000	$6,799		$8,984,000	$6,473		$7,658,000	$5,578
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,136,000	$3,844	56.5%	$4,874,000	$3,512	54.3%	$4,199,000	$3,058	54.8%
Other Benefit:	$3,947,000	$2,954	43.5%	$4,110,000	$2,961	45.7%	$3,459,000	$2,519	45.2%

* Sitka Borough School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.