Alaska Private Schools

There are 60 private schools in Alaska, serving 6,010 students.
The average private school tuition is $7,644 for elementary schools and $5,713 for high schools (view national tuition averages).
The average acceptance rate is 93% (view national acceptance rates).
Minority enrollment is 16% and the student:teacher ratio is 12:1.
77% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Roman Catholic).
There are 1 all-boys school, 5 Montessori schools and 33 Preschools/Day Care schools.

Senior Walk - on the day of graduation our seniors walk the hall one final time!

Students and staff in front of the main entrance of our school, with the cross of Christ lifted above. In our whole program, Jesus is lifted up as the example we follow and the purpose to which we commit ourselves.

Students skating at Cheney Lake in Movement classes

Faith Lutheran School and Preschool visit the newly opened Dome.

Holy Rosary Academy is an independent school in the Catholic tradition, faithful to the See of Peter, founded and governed by Catholic laity. Founded in the Marian Year 1987, and named in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary, it comprises both grammar and secondary education.

Alaska Private Schools by County

Popular cities: Anchorage (17 schools), Fairbanks (10 schools), Wasilla (4 schools), Eagle River (3 schools), Juneau (3 schools).

County
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Anchorage Borough
21 Schools
2,838 Students
18% Minority
Bristol Bay Borough
1 Schools
15 Students
36% Minority
Dillingham Borough
1 Schools
25 Students
35% Minority
Fairbanks North Star Borough
11 Schools
1,320 Students
15% Minority
Hoonah Angoon Borough
1 Schools
4 Students
- Minority
Juneau Borough
4 Schools
155 Students
25% Minority
Kenai Peninsula Borough
4 Schools
273 Students
2% Minority
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
3 Schools
555 Students
3% Minority
Kodiak Island Borough
3 Schools
194 Students
43% Minority
Matanuska Susitna Borough
7 Schools
498 Students
7% Minority
Northwest Arctic Borough
1 Schools
19 Students
100% Minority
Sitka Borough
1 Schools
9 Students
- Minority
Southeast Fairbanks Borough
2 Schools
77 Students
8% Minority

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