Cantwell School

Cantwell School is a very small school serving multiple grade levels in Alaska, with an address in Cantwell. Its grade span covers pre-K through 12, with 14 students on the rolls. Combined schools in Alaska average about 192 students, which makes this school 93% below average.

Cantwell School reports to Denali Borough School District, which has 4 schools and 1,073 students.

More than half of the students at Cantwell School are White (57%). The next largest groups are 29% Native American and 14% multiracial. In Denali Borough overall, about 73% of residents are White.

There are 1.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 7.8:1. The gap from the 27.0:1 average for combined schools in Alaska is 19.2 students per teacher.

In the wider Denali Borough area, the median household earns about $80,781 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Denali Borough, 4 public schools serve about 1,073 students.

Cantwell School is about 33.4 miles from Denali PEAK, its nearest public school.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.

Federal enrollment counts rose from 11 (2020-21) to 14 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 5.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 7.8:1.

This page is set up for the Cantwell School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.