Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science

Set in Kenai, Alaska, Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science is a small primary school, run under Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. It teaches 205 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 277 students per school, that is 26% leaner than typical.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 8,510 students; Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science is among them.

On demographics, Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 18% multiracial, 11% Native American, 7% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 39% of students at Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kenai Peninsula Borough) records that median household earnings sit near $80,538, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Kenai Peninsula Borough's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,510 students), Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science is one campus in the mix.

Aurora Borealis Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area. As a public charter, Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science's enrollment has contracted 21% since 2018, when it stood at 260 (now 205). Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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