$601.6 million
Total General Fund Budget
-6.6% vs
prior year
The main operating budget that pays for teachers, school staff, supplies, and programs.
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Detail:
Anchorage School District FY 2026-27 Preliminary Budget
The Anchorage School District serves over 41,500 students at schools across Anchorage, Eagle River, Girdwood, and surrounding communities. This budget covers July 2026 through June 2027. The total General Fund budget is $601.6 million — about $6.6 million less than last year, after years of relatively flat funding from the State of Alaska.
The District faced an estimated $80–90 million budget shortfall heading into this year. To close the gap, the District is eliminating over 500 positions — mostly teachers — and drawing down the last of its savings. If state funding stays flat through 2027–28, an additional $42 million shortfall is projected.
$917.3 million
Total All Funds Budget
-5.0% vs
prior year
Includes General Fund plus transportation, nutrition, grants, debt repayment, and capital projects.
~41,000 students
Students Served
-0.4% vs
prior year
Projected average daily enrollment (ADM) for FY 2026-27, down about 180 students from last year.
~$14,677 per student
Spending Per Student
General Fund budget divided by projected enrollment. In FY 2018, it was about $11,982 per student.
500+ positions cut
Positions Eliminated
Full-time-equivalent positions being eliminated to balance this year's budget. Most are teaching positions.
87.3% on salaries & benefits
Budget Spent on People
Like most school districts, the vast majority of ASD's spending goes to the people who work with students.
6.955 mills
Your School Tax Rate
For every $1,000 of your home's assessed value, about $6.96 goes to fund Anchorage schools. Example: a home assessed at $400,000 pays about $2,782/year in school taxes.
83%+
4-Year Graduation Rate
Up from 81% in 2023. ASD's Board goal is to reach 90% by 2028.
Why it matters
This budget directly affects how many teachers are in classrooms, whether your neighborhood school stays open, what programs are available, and how much you pay in property taxes each year.
Where the money comes from
About 54 cents of every dollar comes from the State of Alaska. Another 39 cents comes from local property taxes paid by Anchorage homeowners and businesses. The remaining 7 cents comes from federal programs and other sources.
What changed
The biggest changes this year are increases to class sizes (called the Pupil-Teacher Ratio or PTR), elimination of nurses at most schools, cuts to librarians, counselors, and specialist teachers, and reductions to summer school and extracurricular programs.