Crow Village Sam School

Crow Village Sam School is a very small unified-grade school in Chuathbaluk, Alaska, operated by Kuspuk School District. The school educates 18 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 91% smaller than the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 192 students.

Kuspuk School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 309 students. Crow Village Sam School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Crow Village Sam School shows that nearly all students (100%) are Native American.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average. Roughly 56% of students at Crow Village Sam School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bethel Census Area runs at roughly 94%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bethel Census Area put median household earnings sit near $73,996, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. Crow Village Sam School is one of 41 public schools in Bethel Census Area (combined enrollment of about 4,697 students).

Nearest neighbor: Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary, around 9.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Crow Village Sam School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 21 students in 2018 compared to 18 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Crow Village Sam School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.