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Bering Strait School District

Bering Strait School District in Alaska: 15 public schools with 1,745 students and 10.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $50,455 per student in FY2024.

Schools
15
Students
1,745
Students per teacher
10.8
AK 18.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$50,455
AK $21K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
162
Counselors (FTE)
8.0
Students per counselor
218
AK 394 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alaska's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Alaska: 33%

5.8%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 81% of school districts in Alaska

Median 28% · 52 school districts compared

740 students tested, grades 3–8 · AK STAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Alaska: 34%

6.3%proficient

+0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in Alaska

Median 25% · 52 school districts compared

740 students tested, grades 3–8 · AK STAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$38.2K15
$32.9K16
$32.0K17
$32.6K18
$32.2K19
$35.3K20
$38.7K21
$41.2K22
$47.3K23
$50.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
45% · $32.3M
State
48% · $35M
Local
6.8% · $4.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$26,508
Support services
$21,998
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$6.7M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Other schools: 15
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Aniguiin SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–12909.02.0%12%
Anthony A. Andrews SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–121128.08.9%6.7%
Brevig Mission SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1216311.611%11%
Diomede SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–12227.313%13%
Gambell SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–121549.17.3%4.3%
Pre-K–1223615.75.4%4.3%
James C. Isabell SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–126711.27.7%7.7%
Koyuk-Malimiut SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1210111.98.5%8.5%
Martin L. Olson SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–12397.814%14%
Shaktoolik SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–12677.43.9%19%
Shishmaref SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1218514.26.0%6.0%
Tukurngailnguq SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1223914.90.9%2.5%
Unalakleet SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1217310.221%27%
Wales SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–12316.25.0%5.0%
White Mountain SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–12667.33.7%11%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
225 Main St, Unalakleet, AK 99684
Phone
(907)624-4261
Website