Craig Middle School

Craig Middle School is a middle-grades school of rural-scale scale in Craig, Alaska, run under Craig City School District, enrolling 52 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 399 students each, so Craig Middle School sits 87% smaller than that benchmark.

Craig City School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 615 students. Craig Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Craig Middle School logs that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 38% multiracial, 13% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Craig Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,156 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Craig Middle School is one of 20 public schools in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (combined enrollment of about 1,441 students).

The closest other public school is PACE Correspondence, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Craig Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Craig Middle School's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 62 (now 52). Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.