For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 47 students in Lower Yukon School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in Alaska.
Public Charter School in Lower Yukon School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Alaska public charter school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 10% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% 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
11 Schools
32 Schools
# Students
2,035 Students
8,370 Students
# Teachers
130 Teachers
372 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Lower Yukon 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 65-69% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#52 out of 53 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤1%
23%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤1%
29%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
4%
38%
Graduation Rate
65-69%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.05
0.56
# American Indian Students
1,981 Students
997 Students
% American Indian Students
97%
12%
# Asian Students
8 Students
135 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
1 Student
601 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
7%
# Black Students
1 Student
111 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
5 Students
5,359 Students
% White Students
n/a
64%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
59 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
39 Students
1,108 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
13%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
106
-
# Students in K Grade:
169
863
# Students in 1st Grade:
136
851
# Students in 2nd Grade:
158
883
# Students in 3rd Grade:
154
861
# Students in 4th Grade:
167
839
# Students in 5th Grade:
167
850
# Students in 6th Grade:
165
905
# Students in 7th Grade:
159
729
# Students in 8th Grade:
159
632
# Students in 9th Grade:
126
264
# Students in 10th Grade:
116
242
# Students in 11th Grade:
118
234
# Students in 12th Grade:
135
217
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $32,622 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 $38,017 is higher than the state median of $21,197. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$66 MM
$2,630 MM
Spending
$77 MM
$2,771 MM
Revenue / Student
$32,622
$20,122
Spending / Student
$38,017
$21,197
Best Lower Yukon School District Public Charter Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hooper Bay Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
83 School Road
Hooper Bay, AK 99604
(907) 758-4015
Hooper Bay, AK 99604
(907) 758-4015
Grades: 4-8
| 47 students
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