Harold Kaveolook School

Harold Kaveolook School, a micro-enrollment K-12 campus in Kaktovik, Alaska, overseen by North Slope Borough School District, enrolls 63 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 67% leaner than the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 192 students.

North Slope Borough School District comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 1,853 students; Harold Kaveolook School is among them.

Demographically, Harold Kaveolook School records that 97% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. The remainder reads as 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, Harold Kaveolook School records 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 27.0:1, putting Harold Kaveolook School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for North Slope Borough indicate median household income runs about $95,694, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, North Slope Borough runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,853 students), of which Harold Kaveolook School is one.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 67 students in 2018 compared to 63 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.