📍 101 Mushers Way, Kobuk, Northwest Arctic Borough, 99751
Kobuk School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Kobuk, Northwest Arctic Borough. The school has 35 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 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.0:1.
Kobuk School enrolls 35 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 69% male and 31% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.7% Two or more races and 2.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 32 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
35 of the school's 35 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.
Kobuk School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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.
Kobuk 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 35 students, Kobuk School is smaller than the district average of about 150 students per school.
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