Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD) is a school district based in the city of Palmer, Alaska. It serves 40 schools across Mat-Su Borough, which each enroll from 15 to 1300 students.^[3] The borough's boundary is that of the school district.^[4] The estimated sum of the total number of students attending schools in this district is 15,969.^[1] MSBSD is the second-largest school district in Alaska,^[5] with the largest district being Anchorage School District.^[6]

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Location
Palmer, Alaska and surrounding communities United States
District information
Motto	Preparing Students for Success
Grades	PK–12
Superintendent	Randy Trani
Budget	$150,531,684
Students and staff
Students	15,969[1]
Teachers	1,200
Staff	about 100
Other information
Schedule	August to May[2]
Website	http://www.matsuk12.us/

In the 2007-2008 school year, Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District had an expenditure of $150,531,684, which is a $9,426 expenditure for every student.^[7]

The current superintendent is Dr. Randy Trani.^[8]

History

In April 2020 the school district board deemed five books, Catch-22, The Great Gatsby, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Invisible Man, and The Things They Carried, to be inappropriate for use in the classroom.^[9] Among the reasons cited were "anti-white" sentiments. A local attorney responded with a "book challenge," asking students to read all five works.^[10] In May of that year the school board restored the books to the curriculum.^[11]

Schools

K-12 schools

• Beryozova School, a public K-12 school in Willow
• Correspondence Study School, a public K-12 school in Wasilla
• Glacier View School, a public K-12 school
• Twindly Bridge Charter School, a public K-12 school, in Wasilla

6-12 schools

• Susitna Valley Junior/Senior High School, a public secondary school, serving grades 6–12, in Talkeetna
• Joe Redington Senior Junior/Senior High School, a public secondary school, serving grades 6–12, in Knik

High schools

• Burchell High School, a public alternative school in Wasilla
• Colony High School, a public secondary school near Palmer
• Houston High School, a public secondary school in Houston
• Mat-Su Career and Technical High School, a public secondary school in Wasilla
• Palmer High School, a public secondary school in Palmer
• Valley Pathways High School, a public alternative school in Palmer
• Wasilla High School, a public 9–12 school in Wasilla

K-8 schools

• Academy Charter School, a charter school, serving grades K–8, in Palmer
• Fronteras Spanish Immersion Charter School K-8, a public charter school in Wasilla

Middle schools

• Colony Middle School, a public middle school in Palmer
• Houston Middle School, a public middle school in Big Lake
• Palmer Middle School, a public middle school in Palmer
• Teeland Middle School, a public middle school in Wasilla
• Wasilla Middle School, a public middle school in Wasilla

Elementary schools

• Big Lake Elementary School] in Big Lake
• Butte Elementary School in Palmer
• Cottonwood Creek Elementary School in Wasilla
• Dena'ina Elementary in Wasilla
• Finger Lake Elementary School in Wasilla
• Goose Bay Elementary School in Wasilla
• Iditarod Elementary School in Wasilla
• Larson Elementary School in Wasilla
• Machetanz Elementary School in Wasilla
• Meadow Lakes Elementary School in Wasilla
• Pioneer Peak Elementary School in Palmer
• Sherrod Elementary School in Palmer
• Snowshoe Elementary School in Wasilla
• Sutton Elementary School in Sutton
• Swanson Elementary School in Palmer
• Talkeetna Elementary School in Talkeetna
• Tanaina Elementary School in Wasilla
• Trapper Creek Elementary School in Trapper Creek
• Willow Elementary School in Willow

See also

• List of school districts in Alaska