📍 11672 N Wright Way, Sutton, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 99674
Sutton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sutton, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The school has 51 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
Sutton Elementary enrolls 51 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 25% Two or more races and 5.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 33 | 65% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 1 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
39 of the school's 51 students (76%) 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.
Sutton Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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.
Sutton Elementary is one of 49 schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, based in Palmer, Alaska. The district serves 19,495 students district-wide and employs 998 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 51 students, Sutton Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 398 students per school.
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