📍 995 Soundview Ave, Homer, Kenai Peninsula Borough, 99603
Fireweed Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Homer, Kenai Peninsula Borough. The school has 107 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Fireweed Academy enrolls 107 students across grades K–6. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 7.5% Two or more races and 4.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 88 | 82% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
39 of the school's 107 students (36%) 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.
Fireweed Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Fireweed Academy is one of 42 schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, based in Soldotna, Alaska. The district serves 8,510 students district-wide and employs 540 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 107 students, Fireweed Academy is smaller than the district average of about 203 students per school.
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