Denali PEAK

Healy · AK · Denali Borough School District · Public · K-12 combined


At a glance

Programs & features
  • 3 calculus classes · 1 physics
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 37% of US high schools
  • SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 1% by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 64% in 2019 (Bottom 13% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Denali PEAK compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

  • ▸ LocallyAK sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Houston High School, Frontier Charter School, Hutchison High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Moderate — some AP / advanced course access

Bottom 37% of US high schools

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
Advanced math classes
8
3 calculus · 5 advanced
Lab science classes
1
1 physics · 0 chemistry
Other rigor signals
No dual-enrollment or gifted program reported

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 1% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
1
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
0.3
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 13% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
64%
Range: 60–69%
4-year cohort size
56
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
66.7%
Elevated — a quarter or more of teachers are in years 1-2. Often correlates with school instability.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
33.3%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

University of Alaska Fairbanks

$8,736
in-state tuition/yr · $22,320 out-of-state

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $10,892/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Alaska Fairbanks profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
3528:1
Well above the US median — a real constraint on individualized college and course planning.
Counselor FTE
0.2
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
7
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 74 in 2021 to 71 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-4.1%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +0.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 882 students:

2025
884
2027
888
2029
893

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $10,405 per student in district revenue, the 11 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $114,455/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Houston High School
Big Lake
Public 159.5 337 -8.2%
Frontier Charter School
Anchorage
Public · charter 187.1 300 +67.6%
Hutchison High School
Fairbanks
Public 76.5 356 -7.8%
Alaska Middle College School
Eagle River
Public 187.0 272 +8.4%
Tri-Valley School
Healy
Public 0.0 46 —
Whaley School
Anchorage
Public 186.4 253 -8.7%
Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School
Wasilla
Public 165.3 231 -19.5%
Mat-Su Middle College School
Palmer
Public 158.6 222 +18.7%

At a glance

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Denali PEAK is a public high school in Healy, AK, enrolling 882 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is down 4% from 2021 to 2024.

1 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 1% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 64% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 3,528 students per school counselor.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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What is Denali PEAK's graduation rate? Denali PEAK's federal four-year graduation rate was about 64% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Denali PEAK? Denali PEAK is a public high school in Healy, AK, enrolling 882 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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