📍 1700 Hillcrest Dr, Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, 99517
West High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality. The school has 1,763 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Anchorage School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 82.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
West High School enrolls 1,763 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 82.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 595 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 262 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 231 | 13% |
| Asian | 209 | 12% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 192 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 165 | 9.4% |
| Black or African American | 109 | 6.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
699 of the school's 1,763 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
West High School is one of 96 schools in Anchorage School District, based in Anchorage, Alaska. The district serves 42,573 students district-wide and employs 2,424 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,763 students, West High School is larger than the district average of about 443 students per school.