Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School

Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School operates as a micro-enrollment junior high in Metlakatla, Alaska, run under Annette Island School District. Current enrollment sits at 73 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 399 students each, so Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School sits 82% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Annette Island School District (301 students total), Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (97%); the rest comes out to 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area put the typical household earns roughly $61,156 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,441 students), of which Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Metlakatla High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School.

Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 22%: 60 students in 2018 compared to 73 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 5% to 0%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.2:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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