Mat-Su Secondary School
Palmer · AK · Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Old Harbor School → Knik Charter School → McGrath School → Mentasta Lake School → Tetlin School → Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing → Mat-Su Day School → Marathon School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Mat-Su Secondary School compares for families
What families should know about Mat-Su Secondary School.
- ▸ 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: Old Harbor School, Knik Charter School, McGrath School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: 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.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
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
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.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
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
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 10 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Harbor School Old Harbor |
Public | 336.8 | 9 | — |
| Knik Charter School Wasilla |
Public · charter | 7.8 | 38 | — |
| McGrath School McGrath |
Public | 229.0 | 10 | — |
| Mentasta Lake School Mentasta Lake |
Public | 194.2 | 8 | — |
| Tetlin School Tetlin |
Public | 236.6 | 8 | — |
| Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Anchorage |
Public | 35.0 | 7 | — |
| Mat-Su Day School Wasilla |
Public | 8.2 | 44 | — |
| Marathon School Kenai |
Public | 100.1 | 7 | — |