📍 305 Baranof St, Sitka, Sitka City and Borough, 99835
Baranof Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sitka, Sitka City and Borough. The school has 167 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sitka School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
Baranof Elementary enrolls 167 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 24% Two or more races and 17% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 66 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 24% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 29 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 10% |
| Asian | 15 | 9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 167 students (43%) 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.
Baranof Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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.
Baranof Elementary is one of 6 schools in Sitka School District, based in Sitka, Alaska. The district serves 1,080 students district-wide and employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 167 students, Baranof Elementary is close to the district average of about 180 students per school.