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Nikiski North Star Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough. The school has 242 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
Nikiski North Star Elementary enrolls 242 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 14% Two or more races and 6.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 180 | 74% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
125 of the school's 242 students (52%) 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.
Nikiski North Star Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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.
Nikiski North Star 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 242 students, Nikiski North Star Elementary is larger than the district average of about 203 students per school.
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