Overview for Alaska
For the 2020-21 school year, the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) provided monthly school-level data; data on student enrollment by learning model are not available. COVID-19 case data for the state’s schools or districts are not currently available. Data on when and if districts had masking policies in place for staff or students are available for districts that responded to the COVID-19 School Data Hub Masking Survey (note that the state did not have a mask mandate in effect during the school year).
Data Details
Please review the Data Details for Alaska for important information on the datasets presented below.
Note that not all states have available data at this time.
Predominant Learning Models in Alaska in 2020-2021
Shown as a percentage of the 2020-21 school year that students in Alaska had access to primarily in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction. All calculations are weighted by enrollment size.
38%
In-Person
12%
Hybrid
50%
Virtual
Note. Values may not add to 100% due to rounding. This dataset includes 52 districts in the state with learning model data for the 2020-21 school year. Pandemic schooling mode data for the 2020–21 school year were provided by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED). Data are available between August 2020–June 2021. The predominant model reflects the most common monthly model offered by school districts over the course of the school year, and not individual student schooling mode choices. For more information about the data, please see the state's Data Details.
School Districts by Learning Model in 2020-2021
Compare the percentage of the school year that K-12 public school students had access to primarily in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction in the selected districts vs. the state average.
In-Person
Hybrid
Virtual
Statewide
Note. Use the drop-down feature to compare up to three districts to the state's average. Values may not add to 100% due to rounding. These figures represent the percentage of the school year that each district offered primarily in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction, based on the monthly schooling mode. Pandemic schooling mode data for the 2020–21 school year were provided by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED). Data are available between August 2020–June 2021. The predominant model reflects the most common monthly model offered by school districts over the course of the school year, and not individual student schooling mode choices. For more information about the data, please see the state's Data Details.
State Characteristics by Learning Model in 2020-2021
Compare the percentage of the school year in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction was the primary mode of instruction for students by race/ethnicity, free and reduced price lunch (FRPL) eligibility, and district locale. All school district characteristics are based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) for the 2020-21 school year. Note that FRPL data are not available for AK, IL, MA, OH, VA and DC. All calculations are weighted by district enrollment size.
In-Person
Hybrid
Virtual
By Race and Ethnicity
The percentage of the school year that in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction was the primary mode of instruction for K-12 students by student race/ethnicity, as defined by NCES.
By Free and Reduced Price Lunch Eligibility
The percentage of the school year that in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction was the primary mode of instruction for K-12 students by free and reduced price lunch (FRPL) eligibility, as defined by NCES.
By District Locale
Compare the percentage of the school year that in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction was the primary mode of instruction for K-12 students by district locale, as defined by NCES.
Public Data Sources for Alaska
| Data | Learning model data available? | Source | Data Level | Time Interval | Download |
| AK Learning Model Data | Yes | Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) | School | Monthly |   |
| Data | Available? | Source | Data Level | Download |
| AK COVID-19 Data | No | |||
| AK Masking Data | Yes | CSDH Masking Survey | District | |