Aleknagik School

Set in Aleknagik, Alaska, Aleknagik School is a minimally staffed multi-level school, overseen by Southwest Region School District. It instructs 28 students across grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 85% below the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 192 students.

Southwest Region School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 615 students. Aleknagik School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Aleknagik School records that Native American students make up the majority at 79%; the rest breaks down as 21% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 27.0:1, putting Aleknagik School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 104% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Dillingham Census Area indicate median household earnings sit near $78,533, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Aleknagik School is one of 10 public schools in Dillingham Census Area (combined enrollment of about 1,018 students).

The closest other public school is Dillingham Elementary, roughly 17.4 miles away.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Aleknagik School's enrollment has edged up 17% since 2018, when it stood at 24 (now 28). Over the same period, the White share declined from 13% to 0%. Class-load math has rose: from 6.9:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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