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Lower Kuskokwim School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Alaska for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 184 students in Lower Kuskokwim School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in Alaska.
Public Charter School in Lower Kuskokwim School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Alaska public charter school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 8% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 96% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Alaska public charter school average of 37% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (AK)
# Schools
29 Schools
33 Schools
# Students
3,917 Students
8,020 Students
# Teachers
235 Teachers
396 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Lower Kuskokwim School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 53 school districts in Alaska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 52% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#50 out of 53 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
2%
23%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
4%
29%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
9%
38%
Graduation Rate
52%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.08
0.57
# American Indian Students
3,765 Students
1,068 Students
% American Indian Students
96%
13%
# Asian Students
17 Students
109 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
11 Students
596 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
8%
# Black Students
8 Students
104 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
105 Students
5,022 Students
% White Students
3%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
67 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
11 Students
1,054 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
13%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
164
17
# Students in K Grade:
298
798
# Students in 1st Grade:
306
801
# Students in 2nd Grade:
293
800
# Students in 3rd Grade:
294
785
# Students in 4th Grade:
324
813
# Students in 5th Grade:
305
790
# Students in 6th Grade:
282
845
# Students in 7th Grade:
286
700
# Students in 8th Grade:
295
674
# Students in 9th Grade:
356
262
# Students in 10th Grade:
246
265
# Students in 11th Grade:
240
229
# Students in 12th Grade:
228
241
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $40,457 is higher than the state median of $20,163. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $52,012 is higher than the state median of $21,240. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$159 MM
$2,630 MM
Spending
$204 MM
$2,771 MM
Revenue / Student
$40,457
$20,163
Spending / Student
$52,012
$21,240
Best Lower Kuskokwim School District Public Charter Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ayaprun Elitnaurvik
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
903 Chief Eddie Hoffman Highwa
Bethel, AK 99559
(907) 543-1645
Bethel, AK 99559
(907) 543-1645
Grades: PK-8
| 184 students
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