Anchor Lutheran School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-11 185 students 9.6 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Alternative Co-ed
Private schools in Anchorage, AK
7 schools in Anchorage itself.
Anchorage private schools at a glance
Anchorage has 7 private schools of its own. In Anchorage itself: 3 Catholic, 2 other Christian and 2 nonsectarian; 6 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 5 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 125 students and 8.7 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
3 Catholic
8.7 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Anchorage (7)
Schools that give Anchorage as their address come first. Closest schools first. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Anchorage matches all of those.
Grades 7-12 131 students 14.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 80% to 4-year college
Grades 1-6 36 students 5.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 158 students 13.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Holy Rosary Academy
4 mi Grades K-12 125 students 8.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-7 26 students 8.7 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 78 students 6.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
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- Catholic schools in Anchorage (3)
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Anchorage?
7 private schools give Anchorage as their address. Together they enrolled about 739 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Anchorage is Anchor Lutheran School with 185 students.
Does Alaska pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. No Alaska program pays tuition for a student enrolled full time in a private school. Students enrolled in a public school district’s correspondence (homeschool) program get an allotment that parents can spend on approved nonsectarian services and materials, including some from private organizations, under a learning plan approved by a district teacher.