Enrollment
17
Combined
DISTRICT 46 · STATE 192
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020048000181
Chiniak School
36158 Chiniak Hwy, Chiniak, AK 99615 · (907) 486-8323 · Kodiak Island Borough
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL17 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 35.4:1 · STATE 27.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
13 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 1 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 2 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 1 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 4 | 24% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 1 | 6% |
Student demographics
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
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
AK avg 36.1% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
54.6%
AK avg 34.6% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 58.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Chiniak School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 17 | #142 of 174 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
17
-2 (-11%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 31
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 17 | 2 | 8.5:1 | 76% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 19 | 2.2 | 8.6:1 | 79% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 20 | 2.2 | 9.1:1 | 75% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 19 | 2 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 18 | 2 | 9.0:1 | 72% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 21 | 2 | 10.5:1 | 33% (7) |
| 2010-11 | 10 | 1 | 10.0:1 | 60% (6) |
| 2000-01 | 21 | 2 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 31 | 2 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chiniak School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (18 to 17); teachers unchanged (2 to 2).
About Chiniak School
Chiniak, Alaska, is home to Chiniak School, a very small school serving multiple grade levels. It offers kindergarten through 12 and has 17 students enrolled. That is 91% below the average of about 192 students for combined schools in Alaska.
District-wide, Kodiak Island Borough School District has 13 schools and 2,132 students.
No group is above 50% at Chiniak School; the largest is White, at 47%. After that, the student body is 41% Native American and 12% multiracial. Among Kodiak Island Borough residents, the White share is about 49%.
Based on 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Chiniak School has a ratio of 8.5:1. Compared with the 27.0:1 average for combined schools in Alaska, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 76%. Among public schools in Kodiak Island Borough, the average eligibility rate is 59%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Chiniak School is 16.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 43.6% actual, 26.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alaska.
Kodiak Island Borough is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $86,250 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Kodiak Island Borough number 12, with about 2,122 students.
Chiniak School's nearest public school is Peterson Elementary (about 10.3 miles). Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Chiniak School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased by 11% across 4 years, from 19 in 2020-21 to 17 in 2024-25. The ratio was 9.5:1 in 2020-21 and 8.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Kodiak Island Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,771
Census ACS
Median income
$86,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kodiak Island Borough School District
- Kodiak High SchoolHigh · 579 students
- Kodiak Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- East ElementaryElementary · 289 students
- Peterson ElementaryElementary · 206 students
- AKTEACHCombined · 199 students
- Main ElementaryElementary · 177 students
Nearby schools
- Peterson Elementary10.3 mi · 206
- Kodiak High School12.3 mi · 579
- Kodiak Middle School12.3 mi · 401
- AKTEACH12.4 mi · 199
- Main Elementary12.4 mi · 177
- East Elementary13.1 mi · 289
Frequently asked questions
About Chiniak SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chiniak School?
Chiniak School enrolls approximately 17 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Chiniak School serve?
Chiniak School serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chiniak School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chiniak School is approximately 8.5:1 (2 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chiniak School?
Student demographics at Chiniak School are roughly 47% White, 12% Two or more.
What district is Chiniak School in?
Chiniak School is part of Kodiak Island Borough School District.
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