📍 Mile 7 Village Rd, Northway, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, 99764
Walter Northway School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Northway, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area. The school has 61 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alaska Gateway School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 5.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
Walter Northway School enrolls 61 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 5.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% American Indian or Alaska Native and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 60 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
61 of the school's 61 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.
Walter Northway 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.
Walter Northway School is one of 8 schools in Alaska Gateway School District, based in Tok, Alaska. The district serves 381 students district-wide and employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 61 students, Walter Northway School is larger than the district average of about 48 students per school.
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