Aniak Jr/Sr High School

Aniak Jr/Sr High School, a very small four-year high school in Aniak, Alaska, one of the schools within Kuspuk School District, works with 50 students, covering grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 373 students each, so Aniak Jr/Sr High School sits 87% below that benchmark.

Aniak Jr/Sr High School is one of 8 schools operated by Kuspuk School District, a district that enrolls 309 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Aniak Jr/Sr High School records that 92% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. Other groups include 8% White.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Aniak Jr/Sr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bethel Census Area runs at roughly 94%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Aniak Jr/Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.1%; this one delivers 14.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bethel Census Area put median household earnings sit near $73,996, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 22%. Aniak Jr/Sr High School is one of 41 public schools in Bethel Census Area (combined enrollment of about 4,697 students).

Nearest neighbor: Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. 2 of the 5 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Aniak Jr/Sr High School has showed little movement, going from 50 students in 2018 to 50 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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