📍 Main St, Unalakleet, Nome Census Area, 99684
Unalakleet School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Unalakleet, Nome Census Area. The school has 170 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 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
Unalakleet School enrolls 170 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% American Indian or Alaska Native, 2.9% White and 2.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 157 | 92% |
| White | 5 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
117 of the school's 170 students (69%) 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.
Unalakleet 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.
Unalakleet 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 170 students, Unalakleet School is larger than the district average of about 116 students per school.