📍 101 Sunny Side Rd, Toksook Bay, Bethel Census Area, 99637
Nelson Island Area School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Toksook Bay, Bethel Census Area. The school has 169 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lower Kuskokwim School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
Nelson Island Area School enrolls 169 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% American Indian or Alaska Native, <1% White and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 167 | 99% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
169 of the school's 169 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nelson Island Area School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Nelson Island Area School is one of 29 schools in Lower Kuskokwim School District, based in Bethel, Alaska. The district serves 3,823 students district-wide and employs 248 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 169 students, Nelson Island Area School is larger than the district average of about 132 students per school.
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