Ketchikan High School in Ketchikan, Alaska on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Ketchikan High School is a town public school in Ketchikan, Alaska that is part of Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District. It serves 515 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.9:1. Its teachers have had 15 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 9 - 12

515 Students

37 Teachers

2610 Fourth Ave

Ketchikan, AK 99901 View local requests

http://khs.kgbsd.org/

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Ketchikan High School Demographics

41%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

43%

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 High School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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