Aniguiin School

Aniguiin School is one of the cozy K-12 campuss in Elim, Alaska, one of the schools within Bering Strait School District, with 90 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 53% smaller than the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 192 students.

Across the 15 schools in Bering Strait School District (1,745 students total), Aniguiin School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Aniguiin School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (96%). Other groups include 2% White, 2% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Aniguiin School logs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Nome Census Area put median household income runs about $78,681, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. Across Nome Census Area's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,417 students), Aniguiin School is one campus in the mix.

Martin L. Olson School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 23.4 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Aniguiin School's enrollment has declined 27% since 2018, when it stood at 124 (now 90). Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

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