📍 6350 W Hollywood, Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 99654
Knik Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
Knik Elementary School enrolls 245 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 14% Two or more races and 9.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 157 | 64% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 9.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 23 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
112 of the school's 245 students (46%) 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.
Knik Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Knik Elementary School 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 245 students, Knik Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 398 students per school.
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