Dot Lake School

Dot Lake School operates as a very small unified-grade school in Dot Lake, Alaska, overseen by Alaska Gateway School District. Current enrollment sits at 13 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 192 students each, so Dot Lake School sits 93% below that benchmark.

Alaska Gateway School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 390 students. Dot Lake School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Dot Lake School records that 54% of students identify as Native American, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 31% multiracial, 15% White.

On the resource side, Dot Lake School shows 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 27.0:1, putting Dot Lake School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Southeast Fairbanks Census Area) shows that median household earnings sit near $73,882, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,335 students), of which Dot Lake School is one.

Gerstle River School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 28.2 miles from this campus.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 30%: 10 students in 2018 compared to 13 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 0% to 15%. Class-load math has grew: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Dot Lake School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.