📍 1170 W Bogard Rd, Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 99645
Palmer High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The school has 760 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
Palmer High School enrolls 760 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 13% Two or more races and 9.5% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 518 | 68% |
| Two or more races | 96 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 72 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 8% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 760 students (33%) 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.
Palmer High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Palmer High School is one of 49 schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, based in Palmer, Alaska. The district serves 19,495 students district-wide and employs 998 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 760 students, Palmer High School is larger than the district average of about 398 students per school.
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