Chignik Lake School

Chignik Lake School is an unified-grade school of tiny scale in Chignik Lake, Alaska, part of Lake and Peninsula Borough School District, instructing 26 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 86% leaner than the state mean of about 192.

Lake and Peninsula Borough School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 320 students. Chignik Lake School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Chignik Lake School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (92%). The remainder reads as 8% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 27.0:1, putting Chignik Lake School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 38% of students at Chignik Lake School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lake and Peninsula Borough runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lake and Peninsula Borough indicate median household income runs about $65,625, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Chignik Lake School is one of 12 public schools in Lake and Peninsula Borough (combined enrollment of about 312 students).

Chignik Lagoon School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.5 miles from this campus.

Chignik Lake School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Chignik Lake School's enrollment has climbed 24% since 2018, when it stood at 21 (now 26). The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 5% to 0% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.