📍 169 Main St, Gambell, Nome Census Area, 99742
Gambell School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Gambell, Nome Census Area. The school has 166 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bering Strait School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
Gambell School enrolls 166 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% American Indian or Alaska Native, 2.4% White and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 159 | 96% |
| White | 4 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
166 of the school's 166 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.
Gambell 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.
Gambell School is one of 15 schools in Bering Strait School District, based in Unalakleet, Alaska. The district serves 1,745 students district-wide and employs 172 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 166 students, Gambell School is larger than the district average of about 116 students per school.