📍 9 School Rd, Alakanuk, Kusilvak Census Area, 99554
Alakanuk School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Alakanuk, Kusilvak Census Area. The school has 221 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lower Yukon School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
Alakanuk School enrolls 221 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.8% Two or more races and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 214 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.8% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 221 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.
Alakanuk School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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.
Alakanuk School is one of 11 schools in Lower Yukon School District, based in Mountain Village, Alaska. The district serves 2,027 students district-wide and employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 221 students, Alakanuk School is larger than the district average of about 184 students per school.