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Enrollment
410
High
DISTRICT 159 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWER KUSKOKWIM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020000100208
Bethel Regional High School
1006 Ron Edwards Memorial Dr, Bethel, AK 99559 · (907) 543-3957 · Bethel Census Area
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Alaska public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alaska public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
291 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 58 | 14% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lower Kuskokwim School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
11.5%
AK avg 36.1% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
14.2%
AK avg 34.6% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.5% | 14.2% |
| 2023-24 | 9.2% | 14.6% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 29% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bethel Regional High School
Bethel Regional High School's state test result (13.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Regional High School this school | 410 | 71.0% | 13.3% |
| Mt. Edgecumbe High School Sitka | 422 | 76.8% | 23.5% |
| Kotzebue Middle/High School Kotzebue | 299 | 84.3% | 8.0% |
| Effie Kokrine Charter School Fairbanks | 139 | 59.7% | 14.4% |
| Galena Interior Learning Academy (GILA) Galena | 185 | 87.6% | N/A |
| Metlakatla High School Metlakatla | 98 | 75.5% | N/A |
Matched among Alaska high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bethel Regional High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #36 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #35 of 43 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #40 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #23 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #1 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #37 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #8 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #9 of 28 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
410
-78 (-16%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 410 | 36 | 11.4:1 | 71% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 37 | 11.7:1 | 75% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 71% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 46 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 33.1 | 14.4:1 | 79% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 72% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 38% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 31 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 31 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethel Regional High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (475 to 410); teachers up 9% (33.1 to 36).
About Bethel Regional High School
Bethel Regional High School is a medium-sized high school with its address in Bethel, Alaska. The school enrolls 410 students, from grades 7 through 12.
Bethel Regional High School is run by Lower Kuskokwim School District, whose 29 schools enroll 3,866 students.
About 88% of the student body at Bethel Regional High School is Native American. Other reported shares: 8% White. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.4:1, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for high schools in Alaska. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Bethel Regional High School is 71%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bethel Census Area is 94%.
allk12 grades Bethel Regional High School a D. The grade compares the school only with Alaska public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Bethel Regional High School is 28.8%. It actually posts 13.3%, which is 15.5 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Alaska schools.
Bethel Census Area census figures show that the median household income is $73,996, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 41 public schools in Bethel Census Area, enrolling about 4,697 students in all.
Gladys Jung Elementary is located about 0.1 miles from Bethel Regional High School. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal data place Bethel Regional High School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Bethel Regional High School declined 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 488 to 410 students.
The Bethel Regional High School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bethel Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,394
Census ACS
Median income
$73,996
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
4,697 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lower Kuskokwim School District
- Gladys Jung ElementaryElementary · 309 students
- Mikelnguut ElitnaurviatElementary · 261 students
- Ket'acik/Aapalluk Memorial SchoolCombined · 255 students
- Chief Paul Memorial SchoolCombined · 222 students
- Ayaprun ElitnaurvikElementary · 203 students
- Ayagina'ar ElitnaurvikCombined · 184 students
Other schools in Bethel
- Gladys Jung ElementaryElementary · 309 students
- Mikelnguut ElitnaurviatElementary · 261 students
- Ayaprun ElitnaurvikElementary · 203 students
- Kuskokwim Learning AcademyHigh · 49 students
- Bethel Youth FacilityHigh · 19 students
Nearby schools
- Gladys Jung Elementary0.1 mi · 309
- Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat0.2 mi · 261
- Kuskokwim Learning Academy0.5 mi · 49
- Ayaprun Elitnaurvik1.2 mi · 203
- Bethel Youth Facility1.2 mi · 19
- Qugcuun Memorial School5.5 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Bethel Regional High SchoolHow many students attend Bethel Regional High School?
Bethel Regional High School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Bethel Regional High School serve?
Bethel Regional High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Bethel Regional High School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Bethel Regional High School.
How diverse is Bethel Regional High School?
Bethel Regional High School reports a student body of 8% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Bethel Regional High School public or private?
Bethel Regional High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lower Kuskokwim School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.