Midnight Sun Family Learning Center

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

7275 W Midnight Sun Cir
Wasilla, AK 99654

www.matsuk12.us/mnc

Charter School 189 Students

Elementary School K - 8th

School Overview

Midnight Sun Family Learning Center, located in Wasilla, Alaska, is a unique educational option within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. It functions as a hybrid or "correspondence-style" program that supports families who choose to homeschool their children. The center serves as a bridge between home-based instruction and the public school system, providing students with access to state-aligned curriculum, educational resources, and academic guidance while allowing parents to maintain primary control over the daily learning environment.

The program is designed to be highly flexible, catering to a diverse range of learning styles and family philosophies. By partnering with the Mat-Su School District, Midnight Sun offers its students access to extracurricular activities, specialized enrichment classes, and academic support services that might otherwise be difficult to facilitate in a strictly independent homeschool setting. It is an ideal environment for families seeking a customized educational path that balances the independence of homeschooling with the resources and community connection provided by a public institution.

189

Total Students

8.0

Full-Time Teachers

23.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Midnight Sun Family Learning Center
Demographic	Student Count
White	140
Hispanic	12
Asian	1
Two or More	28
American Indian	8

White
140 (74.1%)
Two or More
28 (14.8%)
Hispanic
12 (6.3%)
American Indian
8 (4.2%)
Asian
1 (0.5%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Phone:	(907)357-6786
Website:	http://www.matsuk12.us/mnc
Grade Range:	K - 8th
Total Students:	189
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	8.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	23.6
NSLP Participation:¹	No
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 18

Grade 1 15

Grade 2 30

Grade 3 23

Grade 4 34

Grade 5 19

Grade 6 17

Grade 7 22

Grade 8 11