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Valdez City School District

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Valdez City School District is located close to the center of Alaska. Valdez City School District has 216.24 square miles of land area and 59.64 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Valdez City School District population is 4,002. Valdez City School District median household income is $99,973 in 2010-2014. Valdez City School District median house value is $183,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Valdez City School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (9 out of 49, top 18%) Elementary/Middle School: (2 out of 49, top 4%)* Rank: #10
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	4,002 (2010-2014), rank #16
Population Growth	3.46% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	14.51/sq mi, rank #18
Median Household Income:	$99,973 at 2010-2014—48.33% increase since 2005-2009, rank #1
Median House Price:	$183,700 at 2010-2014—18.67% increase since 2005-2009, rank #24
Time Zone:	Alaska GMT -9:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	216.24 sq mi, rank #34
Water Area:	59.64 sq mi (21.62%), rank #35
State:	Alaska
County:	Valdez Cordova County
City:	Valdez
Zip:	99686

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Valdez City School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1112 West Klutina

Valdez AK, 99686, Valdez Cordova County

Phone: 907-835-4357

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	614	636	685	688	673	698	729
English Language Learner Students:	5	2	4	0	0	0	1
Total Teachers:	47.98	51.04	50.30	50.14	48.50	48.00	49.40
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.00
Kindergarten:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	3.00	4.00
Elementary:	19.67	22.63	21.67	30.16	21.80	20.20	19.20
Secondary:	25.31	25.41	25.13	16.48	24.20	24.30	26.20
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	63.49	73.34	67.77	70.94	68.90	68.80	65.60
Instructional Aides:	14.27	18.00	14.10	14.60	14.60	15.00	18.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	3.00	2.00	2.50	3.50	3.50	3.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	2.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.00	1.00	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrators:	5.18	9.00	8.33	8.50	8.50	8.50	7.50
District Administrative Support:	5.70	2.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	0.00	0.00
School Administrators:	3.34	3.34	3.34	3.34	3.30	3.30	3.00
School Administrative Support:	9.00	10.00	9.00	11.00	10.00	11.00	9.00
Student Support Services:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
Other Support Services:	21.00	23.00	23.00	23.00	22.00	22.50	20.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.80	12.46	13.62	13.72	13.88	14.54	14.76

Schools

George H. Gilson Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	357 Robe River Dr, Valdez AK 99686
Hermon Hutchens Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1009 West Klutina, Valdez AK 99686
Valdez High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	319 Robe River Dr, Valdez AK 99686

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
HSGQE Test
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	78.8%	76.3%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	85.4%	80.2%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	90.5%	77.2%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	89.8%	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	80.85%	77.50%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	94.12%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87.9%	85.2%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	90%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93.8%	84.2%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.58%	84.20%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	78.8%	76.3%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78.8%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	82.5%	74.3%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	86%	N/A
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	77.08%	74.40%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	82.69%	N/A
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50%	45.1%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50.00%	N/A
SBA Test
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	72.5%	61.9%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	83.6%	69.2%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	59.1%	60.9%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	67.5%	67.6%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	74.6%	60.9%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	73.5%	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	65.96%	61.00%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	78.43%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.9%	81.2%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92.7%	84.6%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.8%	80.3%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	83%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92.2%	79.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.58%	79.30%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94.34%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	59.1%	60.2%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73.8%	62.9%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	84.4%	64%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70.21%	62.80%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	80.77%	N/A
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	82.1%	75.1%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	89.1%	78.8%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	68.2%	73.7%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	73.2%	76.6%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	84.1%	72.9%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	88%	N/A
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	77.08%	N/A
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	88.46%	N/A
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	78.7%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	74.1%	76.7%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.8%	78.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.8%	77.7%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.5%	74.9%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.6%	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.89%	74.50%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	79%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.5%	78.8%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.9%	79.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.9%	79.7%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.5%	78.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.9%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.59%	80.10%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.11%	N/A
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	90.4%	74.7%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	75.2%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	93.9%	74.8%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	74.8%
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	87.5%	N/A
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	92.59%	75.10%
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	91.67%	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	68.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80%	73.1%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	67.3%	75.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.2%	74.3%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	73.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.5%	75.7%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.5%	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.02%	73.90%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.54%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	78.1%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	79.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.5%	81.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	81%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.4%	78%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.6%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.02%	77.10%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.62%	N/A
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	63.6%	46.8%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	75%	46.3%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	75.7%	49.2%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	67.4%	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	57.69%	49.90%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	63.46%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87.3%	76.3%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	79.6%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	76.4%	78.8%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	78.1%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89.6%	78.6%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81.13%	76.60%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86.54%	N/A
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.1%	66.8%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.2%	69.7%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.8%	76.8%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	75.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.4%	70.4%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.7%	76%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86%	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.59%	70.20%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.51%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.7%	77.5%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.2%	78.9%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	83.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.7%	83.2%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.9%	79.1%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.4%	83.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.9%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.80%	80.40%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.67%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	78.5%	75.4%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	92%	77.3%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	88%	74.5%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	70.4%	74.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81.5%	77.3%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	80%	75.2%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	83.67%	75.50%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.51%	N/A
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.5%	64.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	67%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.5%	74.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.8%	74.1%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.2%	69.3%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.8%	74.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.00%	69.50%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.68%	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.7%	75.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.3%	76.1%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.4%	80.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.1%	80.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.5%	77.4%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.7%	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.68%	N/A
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	73.1%	71.5%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	83.3%	72.1%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	86.5%	72.9%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	82.6%	72.3%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	83.9%	73.6%
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	87.8%	72.2%
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	76.6%	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	80.00%	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	83.02%	N/A
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.2%	61%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62%	61.7%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.9%	68.9%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.3%	68.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.7%	66.2%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	69.8%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.23%	66.20%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.18%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	75.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78%	77.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.9%	80.9%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.6%	81%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.5%	79.7%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92.9%	83.9%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92%	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.49%	79.40%
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	68.8%	70.9%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	72%	71.8%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	79%	70.1%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	87.5%	70.8%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	86.5%	73.5%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	78.6%	72.4%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	88%	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	91.49%	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	89.74%	N/A
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80%	62.1%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.1%	64.6%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	69.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.2%	68.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.7%	66.4%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.7%	70%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.5%	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.85%	68.90%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.78%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.3%	80.2%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	82.4%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.7%	85.9%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.4%	81.9%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.7%	85.3%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.7%	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	92.31%	82.80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.13%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72.4%	51.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	54.9%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	56.1%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	77.6%	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68.63%	56.60%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68.89%	N/A
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.7%	73.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86.1%	76.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	85.4%	72.5%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86.2%	72.2%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	90.4%	76.4%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	89.5%	72.3%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	93.1%	N/A
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	94.23%	N/A
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	89.13%	N/A
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	51.8%	56.5%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	65%	56.4%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	61.1%	62.7%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	62.2%	63.1%
2009	Math	9th Grade	% met std	76.7%	59.5%
2010	Math	9th Grade	% met std	83.3%	63.7%
2011	Math	9th Grade	% met std	67.9%	N/A
2012	Math	9th Grade	% met std	73.68%	63.40%
2013	Math	9th Grade	% met std	81.40%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84.3%	77.3%
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86.7%	76.3%
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83.3%	81.9%
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86.7%	82.2%
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	79.2%
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	89.8%	83.6%
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87.5%	N/A
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94.74%	83.60%
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	78.3%	73%
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	80%	72%
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	70.8%	73.1%
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	64.4%	72%
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	85%	76%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	87.5%	73.9%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	87.5%	N/A
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	80.70%	N/A
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	93.02%	N/A

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$17,115,000	$24,985		$16,206,000	$23,555		$15,531,000	$23,077
Federal:	$682,000	$996	4.0%	$638,000	$927	3.9%	$975,000	$1,449	6.3%
State:	$6,848,000	$9,997	40.0%	$6,163,000	$8,958	38.0%	$5,748,000	$8,541	37.0%
Local:	$9,585,000	$13,993	56.0%	$9,405,000	$13,670	58.0%	$8,808,000	$13,088	56.7%
Total Expenditures:	$17,258,000	$25,194		$16,145,000	$23,467		$15,116,000	$22,461
Total Current Expenditures:	$15,710,000	$22,934		$14,486,000	$21,055		$13,404,000	$19,917
Instructional Expenditures:	$9,107,000	$13,295	58.0%	$8,212,000	$11,936	56.7%	$7,582,000	$11,266	56.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,700,000	$2,482	10.8%	$1,562,000	$2,270	10.8%	$1,551,000	$2,305	11.6%
Administration:	$1,472,000	$2,149	9.4%	$1,508,000	$2,192	10.4%	$1,382,000	$2,053	10.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,431,000	$5,009	21.8%	$3,204,000	$4,657	22.1%	$2,889,000	$4,293	21.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$575,000	$839		$730,000	$1,061		$849,000	$1,262
Construction:	$330,000	$482		$385,000	$560		$138,000	$205
Total Other:	$904,000	$1,320		$856,000	$1,244		$784,000	$1,165
Interest on Debt:	$69,000	$101		$73,000	$106		$79,000	$117

Total Salary:	$7,298,000	$10,654		$7,404,000	$10,762		$6,972,000	$10,360
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,685,000	$6,839	64.2%	$4,657,000	$6,769	62.9%	$4,413,000	$6,557	63.3%
Other Salary:	$2,613,000	$3,815	35.8%	$2,747,000	$3,993	37.1%	$2,559,000	$3,802	36.7%
Total Benefit:	$7,141,000	$10,425		$5,945,000	$8,641		$5,015,000	$7,452
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,680,000	$5,372	51.5%	$2,929,000	$4,257	49.3%	$2,624,000	$3,899	52.3%
Other Benefit:	$3,461,000	$5,053	48.5%	$3,016,000	$4,384	50.7%	$2,391,000	$3,553	47.7%

* Valdez City School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.