Extensions Correspondence

As a tiny unified-grade school in Nome, Alaska, Extensions Correspondence hosts 32 students from grades K through 12, one of the schools within Nome Public Schools. That puts it 83% smaller than the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 192 students.

Nome Public Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 672 students. Extensions Correspondence is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Extensions Correspondence lists that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 38% Native American, 22% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Extensions Correspondence logs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 64.0:1. The state averages around 27.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Nome Census Area) records that median household income runs about $78,681, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. In all, Nome Census Area runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,417 students), of which Extensions Correspondence is one.

Nome-Beltz Middle/High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Extensions Correspondence.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Extensions Correspondence's enrollment has expanded 146% since 2018, when it stood at 13 (now 32). White enrollment moved from 77% to 41% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 64.0:1 in 2025.

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