Enrollment
110
Combined
STATE 192
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOONAH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020030000146
Hoonah City School
366 Garteeni Hwy, Hoonah, AK 99829 · (907) 945-3613 · Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 27.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
71 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
22.6%
AK avg 36.1% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
17.7%
AK avg 34.6% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
110
+50 (+83%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 15.6:1
% White
16%
was 8%
% Hispanic
0%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
With demographic context factored in, Hoonah City School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.1%; this one delivers 17.1%.
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.
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,311
Census ACS
Median income
$61,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
283 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Gustavus School23.5 mi · 51
- Pelican School30.4 mi · 12
- Auke Bay Elementary34.8 mi · 353
- KAX_DIG_OOWU HEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL36.0 mi · 290
- Thunder Mountain Middle School36.2 mi · 574
- Thunder Mountain High School36.2 mi · 589
Frequently asked questions
About Hoonah City SchoolHow many students attend Hoonah City School?
Hoonah City School enrolls approximately 110 students in grades PK-12.
Is Hoonah City School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hoonah City School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Hoonah City School have?
Hoonah City School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
How diverse is Hoonah City School?
Hoonah City School reports a student body of 16% White, 1% Two or more.
Is Hoonah City School public or private?
Hoonah City School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hoonah City School District.
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