Health Care & Education
Dahl Memorial Clinic
The Clinic is owned and operated by the City of Skagway although it contracts management services through an agreement with Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. The clinic is the only healthcare provider in Skagway servicing the primary as well as urgent care needs of the community.
Although Skagway is a small town of 880 year round residents, our clinic must be equipped to handle the approximate 1,500 seasonal residents who live here during the summer months and the one million plus visitors from all over the world who come to Skagway each year.
Skagway is a federally designated Medically Underserved Area and a Health Professional Shortage Area. Geographic isolation and weather create an exceptional need for community-based comprehensive health services since the closest hospital in the United States is a 45 minute flight away. , The Clinic is overseen by an administrator and staffed by two mid-level providers - a Physician's Assistant and a Nurse Practitioner - along with support staff. A Medical Director out of Juneau oversees the medical services of the Clinic.
The Clinic offers a variety of services including: routine family medicine, urgent care, x-ray facilities, laboratory services, and a limited dispensary. Itinerant physicians also make regular visits to Skagway utilizing the clinic's facilities. These include a dentist, pediatrician, public health nurse, and other specialists visit Skagway on a rotating basis. The mammogram mobile van visits Skagway on a biannual basis and funds are available from the Fran Delisle Cancer Awareness Fund for financial assistance.
The nearest available hospitals are in Juneau and Whitehorse. These cities also provide a broad range of medical and dental services equal to that of any comparable sized community (30,000 pop.).
The City of Skagway worked with the Denali Commission to design, and construct a new
clinic facility. This new clinic is expected to be a modern, state of the art facility with
tele-medicine, and digital radiography capabilities. The conceptual phase has identified the
current and future needs of the community resulting in a clinic that is approximately
11,000square feet (almost 4 times the size of the current clinic) and ensured that the new
design meets all of the codes that the current clinic does not. The City diligently raised the funds for the
estimated $8.0 million construction costs.
Emergency Services have limited highway, marine, air, float plane, and helicopter access. Emergency service is facilitated by 911 telephone service and provided by Skagway Volunteer Fire Dept/EMS and the Skagway Police Department.
Skagway School District
Report Card to the Public shows just how well the students in the Skagway School tested in the 2010-2011 school year.
| Operated By: |
City of Skagway |
| Total Number of Schools: |
1 |
| Grades: |
K through 12, and Preschool |
| Number of Teachers: |
12 certified plus 3 Instructors |
| Number of Students (2005): |
105 (K-12) + 13 Preschool |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: |
9.1 |
| Dropout Rate (9-12 Grade): |
0.0 % |
| Graduates - 2011 |
11 |
| Percent Native Students: |
6.2 % |
| Geographic Cost Differential: |
1.098 |
| Expenditures Per Student (FY 2007): |
$12,825 |
No Child Left Behind - Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report
The Skagway School District has been rated the number one
district in the State of Alaska for two out of the past three
years. The District's AYP results, for Grades 3 through 10,
demonstrate the community's commitment to ensuring the
children of Skagway receive the highest quality education
possible. The table below shows the AYP results for the last
four school years.
| School Year |
Participation % |
Language Arts % Proficiency |
Mathematics % Proficiency |
| 2002-2003 |
95.7 |
92.0 |
88.0 |
| 2003-2004 |
98.5 |
91.0 |
87.0 |
| 2004-2005 |
95.6 |
92.0 |
76.0 |
| 2005-2006 |
98.2 |
90.0 |
81.0 |
Source: Alaska Department of Education
Educational attainment for Skagway residents are summarized in the table below.
| Level Attained |
Per Cent
(%) |
| Less than 9th Grade |
1.7 |
| 9th -12th Grade (no Diploma) |
8.2 |
| High School Graduate |
26.1 |
| Some College, no degree |
35.6 |
| Associate Degree |
3.4 |
| Bachelors Degree |
18.1 |
| Graduate or Professional Degree |
6.9 |
| High School Graduate or Higher |
90.1 |
| Bachelors Degree or Higher |
25.0 |
Source: 2000 US Census
University of Alaska Southeast (UAS)
The University of Alaska Southeast is a growing regional university with the main campus located in Juneau and extended campuses in Sitka and Ketchikan.
Each campus of the University of Alaska Southeast, and the communities in which they're situated, offers learning experiences and outside-the-classroom opportunities that are totally unique.
The University of Alaska Southeast Juneau campus (90 miles from Skagway) is the scholastic home to about 700 full-time and 2,000 part-time students. It offers a variety of degree and certificate programs including master's and bachelor's degrees. All degree programs, and especially programs in public administration and business administration, take advantage of the campus' location in the state capital. Small classes, personal attention and interaction with faculty, a dynamic location and real educational value are all key components of a UAS education.
The University of Alaska is one statewide institution serving Alaskans and nonresident students through its many campuses.