Bethel Regional High School

Bethel Regional High School operates as a mid-tier four-year high school in Bethel, Alaska, part of Lower Kuskokwim School District. Current enrollment sits at 410 students spanning grades 7 through 12.

Lower Kuskokwim School District runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 3,866 students. Bethel Regional High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bethel Regional High School records that 88% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. The remainder reads as 8% White.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Roughly 71% of students at Bethel Regional High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Bethel Census Area's rate of about 94%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bethel Regional High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 28.8%; this one comes in at 13.3%, -15.5 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, Bethel Census Area reports that median household earnings sit near $73,996, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. In all, Bethel Census Area runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,697 students), of which Bethel Regional High School is one.

The closest other public school is Gladys Jung Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bethel Regional High School's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 475 (now 410). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.