📍 1837 Tikigaq Ave, Point Hope, North Slope Borough, 99766
Tikigaq School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Point Hope, North Slope Borough. The school has 268 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 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
Tikigaq School enrolls 268 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% American Indian or Alaska Native, 9% Two or more races and 1.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 240 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 9% |
| White | 4 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 268 students (72%) 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.
Tikigaq 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.
Tikigaq 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 268 students, Tikigaq School is larger than the district average of about 168 students per school.