📍 2940 Baranof, Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 99901
Houghtaling Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The school has 310 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
Houghtaling Elementary enrolls 310 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 31% American Indian or Alaska Native and 15% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 133 | 43% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 96 | 31% |
| Asian | 48 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 8.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
183 of the school's 310 students (59%) 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.
Houghtaling Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Houghtaling Elementary is one of 9 schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District, based in Ketchikan, Alaska. The district serves 2,043 students district-wide and employs 175 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 310 students, Houghtaling Elementary is larger than the district average of about 227 students per school.
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