Gladys Jung Elementary

Gladys Jung Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school in Bethel, Alaska, run under Lower Kuskokwim School District. The school serves 309 students in grades 3 through 6.

Lower Kuskokwim School District runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 3,866 students. Gladys Jung Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Gladys Jung Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (91%). Other groups include 6% White.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bethel Census Area runs at roughly 94%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Bethel Census Area shows median household income runs about $73,996, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. Gladys Jung Elementary is one of 41 public schools in Bethel Census Area (combined enrollment of about 4,697 students).

Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gladys Jung Elementary has edged down 9%, going from 341 students in 2018 to 309 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 13% to 6% over that span.

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