Akula Elitnaurvik School

Located at 100 Akula Heights, in Kasigluk, Alaska, Akula Elitnaurvik School is a compact all-grades campus that hosts 118 students (grades pre-K through 12), operated by Lower Kuskokwim School District. Enrollment runs roughly 39% leaner than the state mean of about 192.

Within Lower Kuskokwim School District, which oversees 29 schools and 3,866 students, Akula Elitnaurvik School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Akula Elitnaurvik School shows that 99% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Akula Elitnaurvik School has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average. An estimated 104% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bethel Census Area (around 94%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bethel Census Area) reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,996 per year, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. In all, Bethel Census Area runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,697 students), of which Akula Elitnaurvik School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Akiuk Memorial School, around 1.5 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 14%: 137 students in 2018 compared to 118 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

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