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West High School

(907) 742-2500

Physical Address:
1700 Hillcrest DR
Anchorage, AK  99517
Mailing Address:
1700 Hillcrest DR
Anchorage, AK  99517

School Information

District:
Anchorage School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Anchorage Municipality
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1835

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in West High School

This School County Average State Average
White 37.82% 48.24% 49.44%
Others 17.38% 18.34% 11.49%
Asian/Pacific 15.20% 8.77% 5.86%
Hispanic 12.53% 9.81% 6.16%
American Indian 9.81% 10.31% 44.05%
Black 7.25% 6.35% 4.31%

Genders in West High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.61% 51.34% 52.88%
Female 48.39% 48.66% 47.12%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for West High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 816 744 694
Others 210 337 319
Asian/Pacific 300 217 279
Hispanic 244 231 230
American Indian 154 147 180
Black 125 125 133
Total 1849 1801 1835

Enrollment by Gender for West High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 851 921 947
Female 998 880 888
Total 1849 1801 1835

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for West High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1849 1801 1835
# Eligible for free lunch 427 (23%) 493 (27%) 601 (33%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 112 (6%) 97 (5%) 115 (6%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 539 (29%) 590 (33%) 716 (39%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for West High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1849 1801 1835
Fulltime teachers 87.0 86.8 89.2
Student/Teacher Ratio 21.30 20.70 20.57
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 18.29 19.71 18.50