📍 42728 S Parks Hwy, Talkeetna, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 99676
Susitna Valley High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Talkeetna, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The school has 221 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
Susitna Valley High enrolls 221 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 10% Two or more races and 7.7% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 166 | 75% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 7.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
127 of the school's 221 students (57%) 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.
Susitna Valley High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Susitna Valley High 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 221 students, Susitna Valley High is smaller than the district average of about 398 students per school.
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