Ketchikan Charter School in Ketchikan, Alaska on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Ketchikan Charter School is a town public school in Ketchikan, Alaska that is part of Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District. It serves 190 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.8:1. Its teachers have had 7 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

190 Students

12 Teachers

410 Schoenbar Rd

Ketchikan, AK 99901 View local requests

http://www.kgbsd.org/ketchikancharter

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Ketchikan Charter School Demographics

54%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

53%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Ketchikan Charter School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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