Deering School

Located at 36 Main St, in Deering, Alaska, Deering School is a minimally staffed combined-grade school that works with 57 students (grades pre-K through 12), one of the schools within Northwest Arctic Borough School District. Enrollment runs roughly 70% below the state mean of about 192.

Within Northwest Arctic Borough School District, which oversees 13 schools and 1,945 students, Deering School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Deering School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (100%).

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 27.0:1, putting Deering School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, census data for Northwest Arctic Borough shows median household earnings sit near $84,018, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Northwest Arctic Borough's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,945 students), Deering School is one campus in the mix.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Deering School's enrollment has increased 39% since 2018, when it stood at 41 (now 57). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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