📍 9900 University Dr, Buckland, Northwest Arctic Borough, 99727
Buckland School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Buckland, Northwest Arctic Borough. The school has 200 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northwest Arctic Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
Buckland School enrolls 200 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 54% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% American Indian or Alaska Native, 2.5% Two or more races and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 194 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 200 students (100%) 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.
Buckland School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). It operates as a fully virtual school. 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.
Buckland School is one of 13 schools in Northwest Arctic Borough School District, based in Kotzebue, Alaska. The district serves 1,945 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 200 students, Buckland School is larger than the district average of about 150 students per school.
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