📍 567 Main St, Wainwright, North Slope Borough, 99782
Alak School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Wainwright, North Slope Borough. The school has 168 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 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Alak School enrolls 168 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% American Indian or Alaska Native and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 165 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
50 of the school's 168 students (30%) 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.
Alak School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Alak 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 168 students, Alak School is close to the district average of about 168 students per school.