📍 995 Soundview Ave Ste 1, Homer, Kenai Peninsula Borough, 99603
West Homer Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Homer, Kenai Peninsula Borough. The school has 216 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District school district. It serves grades 3–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
West Homer Elementary enrolls 216 students across grades 3–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 14% Two or more races and 6% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 164 | 76% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
79 of the school's 216 students (37%) 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.
West Homer Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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.
West Homer Elementary 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 216 students, West Homer Elementary is close to the district average of about 203 students per school.
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