Palmer High School is a high school

High school

High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 located in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the city of Palmer

Palmer, Alaska

Palmer is the borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the state of Alaska, USA. It is part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 5,937....

, Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

. Its mission is to prepare lifelong learners, community assets, and citizens of integrity. It offers in-depth courses in fine arts, mathematics, world languages, physical education and health, science, English, social sciences, and career and technical education. Student support services are available for students.

Demographics and statistics

Palmer High School accommodates 900 students in grades 9 through 12. Out of these students, 210 are freshmen, 264 are sophomores, 248 are juniors, and 181 are seniors. The teacher-student ratio is 1:23.1, compared to the state average of 1:20. Of all the students currently enrolled, 720 are White, 79 are Alaska Native, 24 are Hispanic, 23 are African American, 22 are Multi-Ethnic, 19 are Asian, 15 are American Indian, and 1 is Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. In 2009-10 there were less than 10 African American students enrolled.

International Baccalaureate

Palmer High School has been an International Baccalaureate World School since 1999. It is one of two schools in Alaska that are International Baccalaureate schools.

Notable alumni

• Talis Colberg
  Talis J. Colberg
  Talis James Colberg was appointed by Governor Sarah Palin as the seventeenth attorney general of Alaska on December 13, 2006. Colberg resigned in February 2009 over controversy over the Alaska Public Safety Commissioner dismissal....
  
   (1976), former Alaska State Attorney General
  State Attorney General
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External links

• Palmer High School Homepage