Evaluation of Alaska school district websites



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- 1.1 Conclusions chart
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What information can people find on their school district website in Alaska?

This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on Alaska school district websites.

See also: School districts websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Alaska' school district websites to what can be found on school district websites in other states.

[edit] Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each school district for more detailed information about what information is available on the school district website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

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[edit] Conclusions chart

The overall transparency for school districts in Alaska was 22 percent, earning it an F transparency score.

	Taxes?	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Contracts?	Audits?	Public records?	Academics?	Background checks?
Y	1	6	11	22	33	0	3	2	19	9
P	0	4	23	17	7	13	5	8	11	5
N	44	35	11	6	5	32	37	35	15	31
No Website	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

[edit] Comparison chart

School district	Grade	Taxes	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin.Officials	Contracts	Audits	Public records	Academics	Background checks
Alaska Gateway School District, Alaska	D-	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	N
Aleutian Region School District, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Aleutians East Borough School District, Alaska	D-	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Anchorage School District, Alaska	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	P	Y	Y
Annette Island School District, Alaska	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Bering Strait School District, Alaska	D-	N	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Bristol Bay Borough School District, Alaska	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	P	N
Chatham School District, Alaska	F	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Chugach School District, Alaska	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Copper River School District, Alaska	D	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	P	Y	Y
Cordova School District, Alaska	F	N	N	P	P	P	P	N	P	Y	P
Craig City School District, Alaska	D	N	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	N
Delta/Greely School District, Alaska	C-		N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	N
Denali Borough School District, Alaska	C-	N	Y	P	Y	Y	P	Y	P	Y	P
Dillingham City School District, Alaska	F	N	N	P	N	P	P	N	N	N	N
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Alaska	C	N	P	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N
Galena City School District, Alaska	F	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	P	P
Haines Borough School District, Alaska	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Hoonah City School District, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Iditarod Area School District, Alaska	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	P	N
Juneau School District, Alaska	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	P	Y
Kake City School District, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	P	N
Kashunamiut School District, Alaska	D-	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, Alaska	C	N	P	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	Y
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District, Alaska	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	P	P	Y
Klawock City School District, Alaska	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	P	N
Kodiak Island Borough School District, Alaska	D-	N	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Kuspuk School District, Alaska	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Lake and Peninsula School District, Alaska	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	P	N
Lower Kuskokwim School District, Alaska	D-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P	N
Lower Yukon School District, Alaska	D	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	P	Y	Y
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, Alaska	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	N	P	N
Nenana City School District, Alaska	F	N	P	P	P	P	N	P	P	Y	Y
Nome Public Schools, Alaska	D	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	P	P	P	Y
North Slope Borough School District, Alaska	F	N	N	P	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Pribilof School District, Alaska	F	N	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Saint Mary's School District, Alaska	F	N	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Sitka School District, Alaska	D-	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	N
Southeast Island School District, Alaska	D-	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Valdez City School District, Alaska	D	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Wrangell Public School District, Alaska	D-	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Yakutat School District, Alaska	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Yukon-Koyukuk School District, Alaska	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Yukon Flats School District, Alaska	F	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	P	N
Yupiit School District, Alaska	D-	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N

[edit] Correcting errors

If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about an Alaska school district, you can correct it immediately or report the error.

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