Johnnie John Sr. School

Johnnie John Sr. School operates as an one-room-style K-12 campus in Crooked Creek, Alaska, run under Kuspuk School District. Current enrollment sits at 22 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 89% below the state mean of about 192.

Across the 8 schools in Kuspuk School District (309 students total), Johnnie John Sr. School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Johnnie John Sr. School reports that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 27.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 109% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Bethel Census Area's rate of about 94%.

In the area at large, census data for Bethel Census Area shows median household income runs about $73,996, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bethel Census Area runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,697 students), of which Johnnie John Sr. School is one.

The closest other public school is Jack Egnaty Sr. School, roughly 32.7 miles away.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 27 students in 2018 compared to 22 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 6.6:1 today.

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