📍 4001 Kippi St, Atqasuk, North Slope Borough, 99791
Meade River School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Atqasuk, North Slope Borough. The school has 84 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Slope Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
Meade River School enrolls 84 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% American Indian or Alaska Native and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 80 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 4.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
41 of the school's 84 students (49%) 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.
Meade River School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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.
Meade River School is one of 11 schools in North Slope Borough School District, based in Utqiagvik, Alaska. The district serves 1,853 students district-wide and employs 131 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 84 students, Meade River School is smaller than the district average of about 168 students per school.