School district · Alaska
Lower Kuskokwim School District
Lower Kuskokwim School District in Alaska: 27 public schools with 3,823 students and 15.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $45,371 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 27
- 1 charter
- Students
- 3,823
- Students per teacher
- 15.0
- AK 18.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $45,371
- 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)
- 255
- Counselors (FTE)
- 3.0
- Students per counselor
- 1,274
- AK 394 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 1.0
- 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%3.4%proficient
+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in Alaska
Median 28% · 52 school districts compared
1,658 students tested, grades 3–8 · AK STAR; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Alaska: 34%4.3%proficient
+0.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in Alaska
Median 25% · 52 school districts compared
1,658 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.
- Federal
- 34% · $57.6M
- State
- 63% · $105.4M
- Local
- 3.2% · $5.3M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $13,034
- Support services
- $30,398
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $56.5M
- Long-term debt
- $0
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ayaprun ElitnaurvikCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 203 | 16.9 | 7.8% | 13% |
Gladys Jung ElementaryFree meals for all | 3–6 | 309 | 16.3 | 8.7% | 8.4% |
Mikelnguut ElitnaurviatFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 261 | 14.5 | — | — |
Bethel Regional High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–12 | 410 | 11.4 | 9.7% | 16% |
Bethel Youth FacilityAlternative | 5–12 | 19 | 9.5 | — | — |
Kuskokwim Learning AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 49 | 7.0 | — | — |
Akiuk Memorial SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 73 | 14.6 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
Akula Elitnaurvik SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 118 | 19.7 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
Anna Tobeluk Memorial SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 167 | 13.9 | 1.4% | 2.5% |
Ayagina'ar ElitnaurvikFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 184 | 18.4 | 18% | 2.5% |
Chaputnguak SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 133 | 14.8 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
Chief Paul Memorial SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 222 | 19.6 | 7.2% | 2.1% |
Eek SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 98 | 14.0 | 16% | 2.5% |
Joann A. Alexie Memorial SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 121 | 17.3 | 20% | 2.5% |
Ket'acik/Aapalluk Memorial SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 255 | 18.2 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
Kuinerrarmiut ElitnaurviatFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 175 | 14.6 | 1.2% | 1.2% |
Kwigillingok SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 112 | 18.7 | 15% | 2.5% |
Lewis Angapak Memorial SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 131 | 14.6 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
Mertarvik SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 82 | 20.5 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
Negtemiut Elitnaurviat SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 83 | 16.6 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
Nelson Island Area SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 171 | 15.5 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
Nuniwarmiut SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 43 | 14.3 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
Paul T. Albert Memorial SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 102 | 12.8 | 15% | 2.5% |
Qugcuun Memorial SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 20 | 20.0 | 10% | 10% |
Rocky Mountain SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 72 | 12.0 | 2.8% | 5.0% |
William Miller Memorial SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 78 | 13.0 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
Z. John Williams Memorial SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 132 | 14.7 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
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
- 1004 Ron Edwards Memorial Dr, Bethel, AK 99559
- Phone
- (907)543-4912
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.