H-1B sponsorAKFEIN 92-0044587Updated Jun 2026

Galena City School District

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Galena City School District. Filed 160 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a AK headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

90.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Galena City School District is a public school district in Alaska that has sponsored H-1B visa petitions since 2010. In FY2026, the district filed 10 H-1B petitions with a 90% certification rate, reflecting recent improved approval outcomes.

The district's H-1B sponsorship focuses almost entirely on educator roles. Secondary school teachers account for 70 filings across all years, elementary school teachers for 64, and special education teachers for 7. A single civil engineer filing rounds out the portfolio. This concentration in K–12 teaching positions reflects the district's core staffing needs and workforce challenges in rural Alaska.

Overall from 2010 to 2026, Galena City School District filed 160 H-1B petitions with a 42.5% certification rate and a 2.5% withdrawal rate. Filing volume peaked in 2010–2011 (23 and 31 filings), dropped sharply through 2014, and resurged in 2024–2025 (38 and 33 filings), suggesting renewed reliance on visa sponsorship for critical educator positions.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Galena City School District’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	83.9%
Cert-withdrawn	11.1%
Withdrawn	4.9%

Certified83.9%

Cert-withdrawn11.1%

Withdrawn4.9%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Galena City School District across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	70
2	25-2021	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	64
3	25-2056	Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	7
4	25-2022	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	6
5	17-2051	Civil Engineers	1
6	25-2058	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	1
7	25-2059	Special Education Teachers, All Other	1
8	25-9043	Teaching Assistants, Special Education	1

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Civil Engineers

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Special Education Teachers, All Other

Teaching Assistants, Special Education

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	23
FY2011	31
FY2012	13
FY2013	11
FY2014	1
FY2024	38
FY2025	33
FY2026	10

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