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After-school in Alaska
Updated 2026-06-13
523
public schools
54
31
136K
students enrolled
$6.5M
federal 21st CCLC
6,831
youth served (funded)
—
kids in unmet demand
Alaska needs more after-school seats. You could open a program.
A step-by-step guide for Alaska — local demand, 21st CCLC funding, licensing, and how to launch.
Federal funding (21st CCLC)
FY2026
$6,515,398
6,831 youth
Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Afterschool Alliance — Alaska state facts →
State funding streams
No dedicated state stream recorded — federal 21st CCLC only, as far as we've ingested.
Who's in charge
State education agency
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
Statewide after-school network
External directories
AKCCIS — Find a Licensed Child Care Provider →
Alaska education agency contacts (4 agencies — click to expand) Source: U.S. Dept. of Education ↗
State Department of Education
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
333 Willoughby Ave, 9th Floor, Juneau, AK 99801
📞 (907) 465-2800
Fax (907) 465-4685
Website →
State Higher Education Agency
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 110505, Juneau, AK 99811-0505
📞 (907) 465-2962
Fax (907) 465-5316
Website →
Special Education Agency
Special Education Office, Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200, P.O. Box 110500, Juneau, AK 99811-0500
📞 (907) 465-2972
Fax (907) 465-2806
Website →
State Adult Education Agency
Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Alaska Adult Education/GED Office
P.O. Box 11509, Juneau, AK 99811-5509
📞 (907) 465-8714
Fax (907) 465-4186
Website →
ED.gov page last reviewed March 30, 2026.
Education & after-school conferences (39 — click to expand) Browse & filter all →
Statewide
Alaska Afterschool Network
🗓 See network site for current events
Statewide afterschool & expanded-learning field
National
Afterschool
National AfterSchool Association
🗓 Annual (spring)
Afterschool & out-of-school-time professionals
National
Out-of-school time
BOOST Collaborative
🗓 Annual (spring, Palm Springs, CA)
OST leaders & practitioners
National
Expanded learning
Foundations, Inc.
🗓 Annual (winter)
Afterschool & expanded-learning educators
National
Summer learning
National Summer Learning Association
🗓 Annual
Summer & out-of-school-time field
National
Advocacy
Afterschool Alliance
🗓 Annual (Washington, D.C.)
Afterschool advocates & program leaders
National
Awareness
Afterschool Alliance
🗓 Annual — every October
Nationwide rally for afterschool programs
National
Out-of-school time
How Kids Learn Foundation / Temescal Associates
🗓 Annual
OST & youth-development staff
National
Program quality
The After School Institute
🗓 Annual
Afterschool program staff & directors
National
Camp & summer
American Camp Association
🗓 Annual (winter)
Camp & summer program professionals
National
Parks & rec youth programs
National Recreation and Park Association
🗓 Annual (fall)
Parks, recreation & out-of-school-time staff
National
Social-emotional learning
CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning)
🗓 Annual
Educators & OST staff focused on SEL
National
STEM in OST
STEM Next Opportunity Fund
🗓 Annual
STEM learning ecosystem leaders
National
Youth development
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
🗓 Annual
Club professionals & youth-development staff
National
Youth development
National 4-H Council
🗓 Annual
4-H & youth-development educators
National
Youth systems
Forum for Youth Investment
🗓 Periodic
Youth-serving systems & intermediaries
National
OST systems & intermediaries
Every Hour Counts
🗓 Periodic
Citywide OST system leaders
National
Statewide networks
Mott-funded 50 State Afterschool Network
🗓 Annual
State afterschool network leaders
National
Education innovation
🗓 Annual (March, Austin, TX)
Education & OST innovators
National
Education innovation
ASU+GSV
🗓 Annual (spring)
Education leaders & funders
National
Education philanthropy
Grantmakers for Education
🗓 Annual (fall)
Education & youth funders
National
K-12 ed-tech
Future of Educational Technology Conference
🗓 January 26-29, 2027, Orlando, FL
K-12 educators, tech directors, district leaders
National
K-12 ed-tech leadership
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
🗓 April 13-15, 2026, Chicago, IL
K-12 edtech leaders, CIOs/CTOs, superintendents
National
K-12 ed-tech & instructional strategies
ISTE+ASCD
🗓 June 28 - July 1, 2026, Orlando, FL
K-12 educators, instructional leaders, edtech professionals
National
School/district leadership
AASA, The School Superintendents Association
🗓 February 12-14, 2026, Nashville, TN
Superintendents and district administrators
National
School leadership
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
🗓 July 13-15, 2026, Orlando, FL
Elementary & middle-level principals and assistant principals
National
School leadership
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
🗓 February 6-9, 2027, Tampa, FL
Secondary school principals and assistant principals
National
STEM in OST
STEM Next Opportunity Fund
🗓 Annual
Afterschool and out-of-school-time STEM leaders
National
Summer learning
National Summer Learning Association
🗓 Annual (winter)
Summer & expanded-learning leaders
National
Youth mentoring
MENTOR National
🗓 January 28-29, 2027, Washington, DC (annual, end of National Mentoring Month)
Mentoring practitioners, researchers, funders, youth leaders, government & civic leaders
National
Youth advocacy & resilience
Georgia Southern University
🗓 Annual (early March), Savannah, GA
Teachers, principals, counselors, social workers, youth-serving professionals & community leaders
National
Summer camp & youth development
American Camp Association, NY & NJ
🗓 March 9-11, 2027, Atlantic City, NJ
Camp directors & camp professionals nationwide
National
Federal education programs (ESEA/Title I)
National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators (NAESPA)
🗓 February 23-25, 2027, Louisville, KY & online
Federal program administrators, Title I educators & school leaders
National
Professional learning
Learning Forward
🗓 Annual — every December
District administrators, principals, instructional coaches & teacher leaders
National
Science & STEM education
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)
🗓 Twice yearly — November 4-7, 2026, Indianapolis, IN; March 17-20, 2027, Boston, MA
K-12 science teachers, STEM educators & science supervisors
National
Early childhood & school-age education
National Association for the Education of Young Children
🗓 December 5-8, 2026, Washington, DC (centennial); Dec 4-7, 2027, Chicago, IL
Early childhood educators, program leaders & school-age care professionals
National
Middle level education
Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)
🗓 November 4-7, 2026, Nashville, TN
Middle school educators & leaders
National
Community schools & family engagement
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) / Coalition for Community Schools
🗓 Annual (late spring)
Community school coordinators, district leaders, OST & family engagement practitioners
National
School counseling & student support
American School Counselor Association
🗓 July 11-14, 2026, New Orleans, LA
K-12 school counselors & student support staff
Specific dates and venues change each year — visit each organizer for the current schedule.
By category
General after-school33
By operator
School district28
Boys & Girls Club3
Nonprofit2
By cost
Not specified33
After-school service providers & vendors (180)
Organizations that run or supply Alaska after-school programs — state-funded operators and enrichment vendors.
Operators are organizations awarded state/federal after-school funding; vendors are licensed providers servicing after-school. Each card links to its source.
Program directory
33 programs on record
| Program | Contact | Operator | Cost | Award yr | Award $ |
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Alaska schools — breakdowns
Schools serving each grade
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Count of schools whose grade span includes each grade.
Schools by level
Browse Alaska schools by county (31)
Aleutians East
Aleutians West
Anchorage
Bethel
Bristol Bay
Denali
Dillingham
Fairbanks North Star
Haines
Hoonah-Angoon
Juneau City And Borough
Kenai Peninsula
Ketchikan Gateway
Kodiak Island
Kusilvak
Lake And Peninsula
Matanuska-Susitna
Nome
North Slope
Northwest Arctic
Petersburg
Prince Of Wales-Hyder
Sitka
Sitka City And Borough
Skagway
Southeast Fairbanks
Valdez-Cordova
Wade Hampton
Wrangell City And Borough
Yakutat City And Borough
Yukon-Koyukuk
Browse Alaska schools by district (54)
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Anchorage School District101
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District52
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District42
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District38
Lower Kuskokwim School District32
Bering Strait School District17
Juneau Borough School District15
Northwest Arctic Borough School District14
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District13
Kodiak Island Borough School District13
North Slope Borough School District11
Yukon-Koyukuk School District10
Lower Yukon School District10
Kuspuk School District9
Southwest Region School District9
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District9
Alaska Gateway School District8
Southeast Island School District8
Iditarod Area School District8
Sitka School District7
Nome Public Schools6
Yukon Flats School District6
Delta/Greely School District5
Copper River School District5
Aleutians East Borough School District5
Denali Borough School District4
Craig City School District4
Galena City School District4
Chugach School District4
Valdez City School District4
Chatham School District4
Dillingham City School District3
Petersburg Borough School District3
Cordova City School District3
Bristol Bay Borough School District3
Yupiit School District3
Haines Borough School District3
Annette Island School District3
Wrangell Public School District3
Saint Mary's School District2
Pribilof School District2
Unalaska City School District2
Hydaburg City School District2
Yakutat School District2
Nenana City School District2
Aleutian Region School District2
Klawock City School District1
Skagway School District1
Mount Edgecumbe1
Kake City School District1
Pelican City School District1
Hoonah City School District1
Kashunamiut School District1
Tanana City School District1
Public schools (click to collapse)
523 schools on record · 136,130 students · 223 cities · 31 counties
★ Best schools in Alaska →
Public schools (click to collapse)
523 schools on record · 136,130 students · 223 cities · 31 counties
★ Best schools in Alaska →| School | City | District | County | Region | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
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