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Southwest Region School District

Southwest Region School District in Alaska: 8 public schools with 615 students and 12.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $41,603 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 8
Students: 615
Students per teacher: 12.9; AK 18.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $41,603; 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): 47.5
Counselors (FTE): 0.0
Students per counselor: —; 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%

2.0%proficient

+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 94% of school districts in Alaska

Median 28% · 52 school districts compared

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

Math

Alaska: 34%

3.2%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 92% of school districts in Alaska

Median 25% · 52 school districts compared

250 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

$36.9K15

$33.7K16

$35.7K17

$35.9K18

$37.0K19

$37.4K20

$40.3K21

$44.0K22

$42.2K23

$41.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 53% · $14M
State: 41% · $10.9M
Local: 5.8% · $1.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $14,072
Support services: $24,954
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $347K
Long-term debt: $0

Schools

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

Other schools: 8

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Aleknagik SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	28	10.2	—	22%	Aleknagik
Chief Ivan Blunka SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	133	13.0	10%	2.5%	New Stuyahok
Clarks Point SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	14	6.7	17%	20%	Clarks Point
Koliganek SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	60	14.0	4.5%	5.0%	Koliganek
Manokotak SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	139	12.0	11%	3.5%	Manokotak
Togiak SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	198	14.5	2.4%	3.8%	Togiak
Twin Hills SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	26	27.7	10%	10%	Twin Hills
William Sonny Nelson SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	17	8.2	20%	20%	Ekwok

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.

Sources

Address: 574 Kenny Wren Rd, Dillingham, AK 99576
Phone: (907)842-5287

Website

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.