Juneau, Alaska's capital is the third largest city in the state and one of the most beautiful state capitals in the nation. Juneau is located in the Panhandle of Southeast Alaska in the Tongass National Forest, the largest temperate rainforest in North America. Only accessible by sea and air, Juneau is 900 air miles north of Seattle and 600 air miles southeast of Anchorage. The current population of Juneau is 30,711.

The Juneau School District is home to approximately 4,900 public school students. The District has six elementary schools; two mid-sized middle schools and two medium sized high schools. Other District programs include Montessori, home school, a charter school, a Tlingit Culture, Language and Literacy program and an alternative high school. One in four of the district’s students are of Alaska Native heritage. The Juneau School District operational budget is $69 million dollars for the current fiscal year.