Welcome to Ketchikan Alaska Education

Ketchikan in Southeast Alaska offers numerous educational venues, whether you are looking for K-12 education or ongoing education. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough District is the primary choice for schooling in the Ketchikan area. but those living on Prince of Wales Island have the Craig City School District and the Southeast Island School District to choose from. Those that prefer the homeschool environment will want to refer to local correspondence programs, such as PACE, which stands for Personal Alternative Choices in Education. The Ketchikan Homeschool Association is also a valuable resource for the home-bound family.

The University of Southeast Alaska has a college campus in Ketchikan as well as in other towns throughout the southeast area. University of Alaska offers many programs for high school, college, and post graduate degrees.

Below are a few sites that provide daily information and news about education issues in Ketchikan and Southeast Alaska.

Sitnews Education: Sitnews is Ketchikan's leading news source for Southeast Alaska. Visit Sitnews for up-to-date education information for Ketchikan, Alaska http://www.sitnews.us/us_educ_news.html

 KRBD is Ketchikan's radio source for news and information. Listen to KRBD's hourly news with RealPlayer or Window's Media Player http://www.krbd.org/

The Anchorage Daily News provides education information for the entire State of Alaska. Visit the Anchorage Daily News at http://www.adn.com/alaska/

Schools and Districts in the Ketchikan Area

PACE Statewide Correspondence School offers help to homeschool families through networking, program design, hands-on workshops, online classes, and learning centers. http://www.paceschool.net

Craig City School District on Prince of Wales Island offers K-12 standards-based education to more than 400 students. To visit each of their sites, elementary, middle-school, and high school, click on http://www.craigschools.com

PACE Online , an online service of Craig City School District and PACE Statewide Correspondence Schools provides tuition-based online classes in math, reading, social studies, science, and more. http://www.paceschool.net

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
2610 Fourth Avenue
Ketchikan, AK 99901
(907) 225-2118

Ketchikan High School
Mailing: 333 Schoenbar Road
2610 Fourth Ave.
Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
(907) 225-9815

Revilla High School
Mailing: 333 Schoenbar Road
3131 Baranof Ave.
Ketchikan, AK 99901
(907) 225-6681

Schoenbar Middle School
Mailing: 333 Schoenbar Road
217 Schoenbar Rd.
Ketchikan, AK 99901
(907)225-5138

Houghtaling Elementary School
Mailing: 333 Schoenbar Road
2940 Baranof Ave
Ketchikan AK, 99901
(907) 225-4128

Point Higgins Elementary School
Mailing: 333 Schoenbar Road
981 North Point Higgins Rd
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Phone: (907) 247-1500

Ketchikan Charter School
Mailing: 333 Schoenbar Road
410 Schoenbar
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Phone: (907) 225-8568

Tongass School of Arts and Sciences
Mailing: 333 Schoenbar Road
410 Schoenbar Road, Suite 202
Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
(907) 225-5720

Colleges and Other Resources:

Looking for any information about State of Alaska education. Visit the Alaska Department of Education website. This comprehensive site includes information about job oppotunities, teacher certification, Alaska state standards, current Alaska policy and regulation, and much more. http://www.eed.state.ak.us/

Looking for a teaching or administrative position in the State of Alaska, the best place to start is at the Alaska Teacher Placement website. You can find the site at http://www.alaskateacher.org/