Cooper Landing School

Cooper Landing School is an unified-grade school of micro-enrollment scale in Cooper Landing, Alaska, overseen by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, serveing 16 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 92% below the state mean of about 192.

Across the 42 schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (8,510 students total), Cooper Landing School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Cooper Landing School shows that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 13% multiracial. By comparison, Kenai Peninsula Borough as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Cooper Landing School lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 27.0:1, putting Cooper Landing School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kenai Peninsula Borough put median household income runs about $80,538, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Kenai Peninsula Borough's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,510 students), Cooper Landing School is one campus in the mix.

Moose Pass School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 14.9 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 7%: 15 students in 2018 compared to 16 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 93% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.