Best public high schools in Alaska

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A class of high schoolers as viewed from the rear.
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- Location: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, AK
- Enrollment: 386 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#30. Hutchison High School
A student filling out a scantron form for a multiple choice test.
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- Location: Anchorage School District, AK
- Enrollment: 1,758 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#29. East High School
A student talking to a teacher in the hallway.
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- Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, AK
- Enrollment: 117 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#28. River City Academy
A student standing next to their backpack as seen from the knee down.
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- Location: Copper River School District, AK
- Enrollment: 45 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#27. Kenny Lake School
Students walking down a hallway with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Aleutians East Borough School District, AK
- Enrollment: 96 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#26. Sand Point School
A high school student doing a chemical experiment.
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- Location: Delta-Greely School District, AK
- Enrollment: 139 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#25. Delta Junior/Senior High School
A high school student sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper.
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- Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, AK
- Enrollment: 34 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#24. Glacier View School
A student raising their hand in class.
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- Location: Anchorage School District, AK
- Enrollment: 486 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#23. Polaris K-12 School
An empty school hallway lined with red lockers.
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- Location: Haines Borough School District, AK
- Enrollment: 72 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#22. Haines High School
A student solving a math equation on a whiteboard.
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- Location: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, AK
- Enrollment: 878 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#21. West Valley High School
A row of empty desks with notebooks and pencils on them.
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- Location: Lake & Peninsula Borough School District, AK
- Enrollment: 45 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#20. Tanalian School
A hallway lined with green lockers.
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- Location: Sitka, AK
- Enrollment: 403 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#19. Mt. Edgecumbe High School
A side view of a person using a laptop in the school library.
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- Location: Kodiak Island Borough School District, AK
- Enrollment: 623 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#18. Kodiak High School
An empty classroom as viewed from the back.
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- Location: Unalaska City School District, AK
- Enrollment: 165 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#17. Unalaska Junior/Senior High School
A pencil case full of pens, pencils, and highlighters spilling on a table.
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- Location: Anchorage School District, AK
- Enrollment: 1,508 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#16. Service High School
A group of students walking down the hall with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Galena City School District, AK
- Enrollment: 7,321 (133:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#15. Interior Distance Education of Alaska (Idea)
An overhead view of high school pupils in group study sitting around circular tables.
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- Location: Juneau Borough School District, AK
- Enrollment: 584 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#14. Juneau-Douglas High School
Students using microscopes in science class.
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- Location: Galena City School District, AK
- Enrollment: 37 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#13. Sidney C. Huntington Junior/Senior High School
High school students studying and reading together in their school library.
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- Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, AK•
- Enrollment: 367 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#12. Homer High School
Students raising their hands for class participation.
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- Location: Wrangell Public School District, AK
- Enrollment: 61 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#11. Wrangell High School
A stack of textbooks with pens on top of them next to an open notebook.
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- Location: Anchorage School District, AK
- Enrollment: 803 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#10. Eagle River High School
Two students sharing a book.
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- Location: Anchorage School District, AK
- Enrollment: 1,418 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#9. Dimond High School
A high school student doing classwork on their laptop.
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- Location: Petersburg Borough School District, AK
- Enrollment: 129 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#8. Petersburg High School
A teacher writing an equation on a blackboard using chalk.
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- Location: Valdez City School District, AK
- Enrollment: 165 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#7. Valdez High School
Students' backpacks sitting on a hallway floor.
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- Location: Anchorage School District, AK•
- Enrollment: 1,294 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#6. South Anchorage High School
Bookshelves at a high school's library.
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- Location: Anchorage School District, AK
- Enrollment: 1,784 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#5. West High School
A stack of spiral noteboooks in front of a wooden background.
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- Location: Anchorage School District, AK
- Enrollment: 260 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#4. Steller Secondary School
Two rows of red lockers.
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- Location: Juneau Borough School District, AK
- Enrollment: 623 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#3. Thunder Mountain High School
Empty desks in a high school classroom.
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- Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, AK
- Enrollment: 764 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#2. Mat-Su Career & Tech Education High School
A closeup of a student taking notes in class.
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- Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, AK
- Enrollment: 195 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. American Charter Academy
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