Chaputnguak School

Set in Chefornak, Alaska, Chaputnguak School is an intimate unified-grade school, part of Lower Kuskokwim School District. It instructs 133 students across grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 192 students each, so Chaputnguak School sits 31% below that benchmark.

Across the 29 schools in Lower Kuskokwim School District (3,866 students total), Chaputnguak School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Chaputnguak School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (100%).

On the income-and-resources front, Chaputnguak School records 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages around 27.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 104% of students at Chaputnguak School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bethel Census Area runs at roughly 94%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bethel Census Area put median household income runs about $73,996, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Chaputnguak School is one.

The closest other public school is Chief Paul Memorial School, roughly 17.4 miles away.

Chaputnguak School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Chaputnguak School's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 148 (now 133). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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