The Sitka School District (or SSD) provides for the educational needs of citizens of Sitka

Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

The City and Borough of Sitka, originally called New Archangel under Russian Rule, is a unified city-borough located on Baranof Island and the southern half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean , in the U.S...

, 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...

. The district's offices are located in Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School.

The Sitka School District's enrollment usually hovers between 1,400 and 1,500 students in its k-12 enrollment figure.

A common misconception especially among those outside of Sitka is that the statewide public boarding high school, Mt. Edgecumbe High School

Mt. Edgecumbe High School

Mt. Edgecumbe High School is a State of Alaska-run public boarding high school located in Sitka, Alaska in the United States.The school is named for Mount Edgecumbe which is located on Kruzof Island, a dormant volcano visible from Mt...

, is part of the district when in fact it is administered directly by the State of Alaska.

List of Sitka School District schools

• Community Schools
• Baranof Elementary School
• Blatchley Middle School
• Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School (formerly Verstovia Elementary)
• Pacific High School (Sitka) (the local alternative high school)
• Sitka High School
  Sitka High School
  Sitka High School is the principal high school for the Southeast Alaskan community of Sitka and the Sitka School District.The school's student body is primarily composed of Caucasians, Alaskan Natives, and Asian-Pacific Islanders....
  
  (the primary local high school)