Alakanuk School

Alakanuk School is an all-grades campus of mid-tier scale in Alakanuk, Alaska, part of Lower Yukon School District, enrolling 248 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 29% bigger than the state mean of about 192.

Within Lower Yukon School District, which oversees 11 schools and 2,027 students, Alakanuk School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Alakanuk School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (92%). Beyond that, the school logs 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 27.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kusilvak Census Area runs at roughly 101%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kusilvak Census Area) shows that median household income runs about $51,471, 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 32%. Alakanuk School is one of 13 public schools in Kusilvak Census Area (combined enrollment of about 2,525 students).

The closest other public school is Emmonak School, roughly 7.8 miles away.

Alakanuk School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alakanuk School has climbed 10%, going from 226 students in 2018 to 248 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.