Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School

As a tiny unified-grade school in Coffman Cove, Alaska, Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School enrolls 19 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by Southeast Island School District. Enrollment runs roughly 90% smaller than the state mean of about 192.

Southeast Island School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 164 students. Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder breaks down as 21% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, On paper, Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average. Roughly 95% of students at Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area put median household earnings sit near $61,156, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School is one of 20 public schools in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (combined enrollment of about 1,441 students).

Nearest neighbor: Whale Pass School, around 13.3 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School's enrollment has ticked up 27% since 2018, when it stood at 15 (now 19). The White share of enrollment contracted from 87% to 79% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.