Ketchikan High School
🇺🇸 Official data · 2025Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 · Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
#13 of 49 high schools in Alaska
#7345 of 16,910 nationally
About Ketchikan High School
Ketchikan High School is a public high located in Ketchikan, in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District school district of Alaska, United States. It caters for Grades 9–12. In 2025 it enrolled 551 students. Traditional public schools run by a school district; free to attend.
Its Success Index (US) is 53.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of high schools in United States and 13th of 49 ranked high schools in Alaska. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (84th percentile), and its weakest is students per teacher (19th percentile).
Other published figures: enrollment 551.
There are 7 schools in Ketchikan; Ketchikan High School ranks 4th of 7 scored schools there.
Success Index (US) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against high schools across United States.
- Math proficiency (30%)42%
- Reading proficiency (30%)52%
- Community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%)27%
- Students per teacher (15%)19.7
The Success Index (US) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Ketchikan High School by the official sources.
- Enrollment
- 551
- Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
- Free/reduced-price lunch
- 27%
- Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
- Students per teacher
- 19.7
- Enrollment divided by FTE teachers; not class size.
- Reading proficiency
- 52%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
- Math proficiency
- 42%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
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Schools near Ketchikan High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (US).
Houghtaling Elementary
Ketchikan · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
310 students · 358 m away
Ketchikan Charter School
Ketchikan · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
190 students · 2.5 km away
Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School
Ketchikan · Charter elementary · Grades PK–6
140 students · 2.5 km away
Schoenbar Middle School
Ketchikan · Public middle · Grades 7–8
252 students · 2.7 km away
Fawn Mountain Elementary
Ketchikan · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
210 students · 8.3 km away
Similar schools
Public high schools in Alaska with a comparable Enrollment.
Kenai Central High School
Kenai · Public high · Grades 9–12
525 students
Kodiak High School
Kodiak · Public high · Grades 9–12
579 students
Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School
Wasilla · Public high · Grades 6–12
497 students
Palmer High School
Palmer · Public high · Grades 9–12
616 students
Mt. Edgecumbe High School
Sitka · Public high · Grades 9–12
422 students
Bethel Regional High School
Bethel · Public high · Grades 7–12
410 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Ketchikan High School a good school?
Ketchikan High School has a Success Index (US) of 53.9 out of 100 (Top 50% of high schools in United States) and ranks #13 of 49 in Alaska. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Ketchikan High School rank in Alaska?
Ketchikan High School ranks #13 of 49 high schools in Alaska and #7345 of 16,910 nationally on the Success Index (US) (2025 data).
How many students attend Ketchikan High School?
Ketchikan High School had 551 students in 2025.
Is Ketchikan High School a elementary school or a high school?
Ketchikan High School is classified as a high covering Grades 9–12. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Ketchikan High School?
There are 5 schools within 15 km of Ketchikan High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (US) and distance, and can be compared side by side.