📍 490 Main St, Wales, Nome Census Area, 99783
Wales School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Wales, Nome Census Area. The school has 37 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 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.4:1.
Wales School enrolls 37 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% American Indian or Alaska Native and 5.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 35 | 95% |
| Asian | 2 | 5.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
37 of the school's 37 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.
Wales 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.
Wales 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 37 students, Wales School is smaller than the district average of about 116 students per school.