Ayaprun School

Ayaprun School is a combined-grade school of very small scale in Newtok, Alaska, one of the schools within Lower Kuskokwim School District, caters to 33 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 83% below the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 192 students.

Lower Kuskokwim School District comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 3,866 students; Ayaprun School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Ayaprun School shows that nearly all students (100%) are Native American.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 27.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Bethel Census Area indicate median household earnings sit near $73,996, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bethel Census Area runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,697 students), of which Ayaprun School is one.

Mertarvik School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.0 miles from this campus.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 6 years. Over the past 6-year window, the student count edged down 72%: 116 students in 2018 compared to 33 in 2024. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.