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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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 167 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 36% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (AK)
# Schools
29 Schools
32 Schools
# Students
3,970 Students
8,370 Students
# Teachers
249 Teachers
372 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
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
0.07
0.56
# American Indian Students
3,819 Students
997 Students
% American Indian Students
96%
12%
# Asian Students
17 Students
135 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
9 Students
601 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
7%
# Black Students
7 Students
111 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
107 Students
5,359 Students
% White Students
3%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
59 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
11 Students
1,108 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
13%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
159
-
# Students in K Grade:
306
863
# Students in 1st Grade:
302
851
# Students in 2nd Grade:
286
883
# Students in 3rd Grade:
331
861
# Students in 4th Grade:
308
839
# Students in 5th Grade:
284
850
# Students in 6th Grade:
286
905
# Students in 7th Grade:
302
729
# Students in 8th Grade:
304
632
# Students in 9th Grade:
384
264
# Students in 10th Grade:
295
242
# Students in 11th Grade:
194
234
# Students in 12th Grade:
229
217
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $39,917 is higher than the state median of $20,122. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $51,318 is higher than the state median of $21,197. The school district spending/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$159 MM
$2,630 MM
Spending
$204 MM
$2,771 MM
Revenue / Student
$39,917
$20,122
Spending / Student
$51,318
$21,197
Best Lower Kuskokwim School District Public Charter Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ayaprun Elitnaurvik
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1010 Fourth Ave
Bethel, AK 99559
(907) 543-1645
Bethel, AK 99559
(907) 543-1645
Grades: PK-8
| 167 students
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