Private Schools

Private Schools in Alaska

17 private schools in Alaska with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 2,277 students: 5 Catholic, 9 other religious and 3 nonsectarian. 10 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

122

Median students per teacher

9.1

Private schools in Alaska

Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Monroe Jr, Sr High Schools of Fairbanks	Fairbanks	PK–12	327	9.1	Catholic
Immaculate Conception School	Fairbanks	PK–12	317	7.9	Catholic
Birchwood Christian School	Chugiak	PK–12	241	12.1	Christian
Anchor Lutheran SchoolAlternative	Anchorage	PK–11	185	9.6	Lutheran
St Elizabeth Ann Seton School	Anchorage	PK–6	158	13.4	Catholic
Cook Inlet Academy	Soldotna	PK–12	143	10.6	Christian
Lumen Christi High School	Anchorage	7–12	131	14.6	Catholic
Holy Rosary Academy	Anchorage	K–12	125	8.6	Catholic
Eagle River Christian School	Eagle River	PK–12	122	7.9	Christian
Fairhill Christian School	Fairbanks	PK–8	122	15.3	Christian
Anchorage Waldorf SchoolSpecial program	Anchorage	PK–8	78	6.6	Nonsectarian
St John Orthodox Christian School	Eagle River	PK–8	77	7.9	Other religious
Summit Christian Academy	North Pole	PK–6	74	12.3	Christian
Student Wrestling Development Prep ProgramAlternative	Fairbanks	5–12	65	16.3	Christian
Sprucetree Montessori SchoolMontessori	Fairbanks	K–6	44	6.3	Nonsectarian
Anchorage Montessori SchoolMontessori	Anchorage	1–6	36	5.1	Nonsectarian
Whitestone Farms Training Center / Whitestone HS	Delta Junction	K–12	32	2.4	Christian

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring.
Colleges in Alaska, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Alaska?

17 private schools in Alaska with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.

What is the largest private school in Alaska?

Among schools that answered the survey, Monroe Jr, Sr High Schools of Fairbanks in Fairbanks is the largest, with 327 students in grades PK–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Alaska?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Alaska has 9.1 students per teacher and 122 students in total.

Do private schools require an entrance exam?

Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.

Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.