John Fredson School

John Fredson School is one of the rural-scale K-12 campuss in Venetie, Alaska, operated by Yukon Flats School District, with 32 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 83% leaner than the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 192 students.

Across the 6 schools in Yukon Flats School District (175 students total), John Fredson School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, John Fredson School lists that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area indicate the typical household earns roughly $55,741 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,273 students), of which John Fredson School is one.

The closest other public school is Fort Yukon School, roughly 44.4 miles away.

John Fredson School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. John Fredson School's enrollment has decreased 47% since 2018, when it stood at 60 (now 32). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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