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Palmer High School

Serves grades 9 - 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1170 W Bogard Rd
Palmer, AK 99645
Phone
(907) 746-8400
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
760
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.5% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Palmer High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
26%
37%
31%
22%
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
18
20
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 30 3.9%
Grade 9 210 27.6%
Grade 10 197 25.9%
Grade 11 167 22.0%
Grade 12 156 20.5%
Total 760 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.0% 79.3% 55.2%
Black 0.5% 0.7% 2.7%
Hispanic 9.2% 8.8% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 1.2% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 11.6% 10.0% 27.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 33.3% 44.3% 39.2%
Free lunch eligible 28.6% 39.4% 36.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.7% 4.9% 2.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 108,661 733,583
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4.4 1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 6.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.0% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.8% 36.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.9% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 12.9% 12.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 39,290 264,376
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.2% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.7% 30.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.2% 23.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.5% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.8% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.2% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.6% 12.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.6% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 7.1% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,951 $176,375,000 54.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,595 $31,429,000 9.8%
Staff $599 $11,800,000 3.7%
General Administration $69 $1,350,000 0.4%
School Administration $1,108 $21,824,000 6.8%
Operation $1,331 $26,219,000 8.2%
Transportation $906 $17,848,000 5.6%
Other $745 $14,678,000 4.6%
Total Support $6,351 $125,148,000 39.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,003 $19,766,000 6.2%
Total Expenditures $16,305 $321,289,000 100.0%
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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