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Chatham School District

Chatham School District in Alaska: 4 public schools with 161 students and 8.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $45,307 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
161
Students per teacher
8.3
AK 18.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$45,307
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)
19.5
Counselors (FTE)
0.7
Students per counselor
240
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%

10%proficient

−0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 71% of school districts in Alaska

Median 28% · 52 school districts compared

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

Math

Alaska: 34%

15%proficient

+2.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of school districts in Alaska

Median 25% · 52 school districts compared

54 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
$30.8K15
$28.1K16
$29.5K17
$26.9K18
$30.9K19
$34.8K20
$37.2K21
$40.8K22
$46.2K23
$45.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
40% · $2.6M
State
56% · $3.8M
Local
4.0% · $265K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$27,853
Support services
$16,190
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$122K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Other schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Angoon SchoolFully virtualFree meals for all
Pre-K–12708.54.2%5.0%
K–121976.0——
Gustavus SchoolMostly virtual
Pre-K–12517.033%38%
Klukwan SchoolMostly virtual
K–12215.6—17%

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
500 Big Dog Salmon Way, Angoon, AK 99820
Phone
(907)788-3302
Website