📍 744 Third Ave, Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic Borough, 99752
June Nelson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic Borough. The school has 265 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northwest Arctic Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
June Nelson Elementary enrolls 265 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% American Indian or Alaska Native, 11% Two or more races and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 226 | 85% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 11% |
| White | 6 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 265 students (94%) 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.
June Nelson Elementary 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.
June Nelson Elementary 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 265 students, June Nelson Elementary is larger than the district average of about 150 students per school.
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