Gambell School

Gambell School, a tight-knit unified-grade school in Gambell, Alaska, operated by Bering Strait School District, caters to 154 students, covering grades pre-K through 12.

Across the 15 schools in Bering Strait School District (1,745 students total), Gambell School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Gambell School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (95%). Other groups include 5% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Gambell School lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 27.0:1, putting Gambell School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 104% of students at Gambell School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gambell School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 17.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 6.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Nome Census Area) shows that the typical household earns roughly $78,681 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nome Census Area's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,417 students), Gambell School is one campus in the mix.

Gambell School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gambell School has shrank 16%, going from 183 students in 2018 to 154 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment grew from 0% to 5% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

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