Hoonah City School

Hoonah City School operates as a modestly sized combined-grade school in Hoonah, Alaska, run under Hoonah City School District. Current enrollment sits at 110 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 43% leaner than the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 192 students.

Operationally, Hoonah City School answers to Hoonah City School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Hoonah City School logs that nearly all students (83%) are Native American. The remainder looks like 16% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hoonah-Angoon Census Area (around 79%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hoonah-Angoon Census Area indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,406 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Hoonah City School is one of 6 public schools in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area (combined enrollment of about 283 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gustavus School, around 23.5 miles off.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hoonah City School has edged up 83%, going from 60 students in 2018 to 110 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share climbed from 8% to 16%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.