Ket'acik/Aapalluk Memorial School

Ket'acik/Aapalluk Memorial School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels for students in Kwethluk, Alaska. There are 255 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 12. That puts enrollment 33% above the 192-student average for combined schools in Alaska.

Within Lower Kuskokwim School District, Ket'acik/Aapalluk Memorial School is one of 29 schools. The district enrolls 3,866 students.

By race and ethnicity, Ket'acik/Aapalluk Memorial School is 100% Native American. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 0%.

Teacher count: 14 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.2:1. Across combined schools in Alaska, the average ratio is 27.0:1. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

For the population of Bethel Census Area, the median household earns about $73,996 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. Ket'acik/Aapalluk Memorial School shares Bethel Census Area with 40 other public schools.

Among nearby public schools, Akiachak School is closest at about 7.2 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of Ket'acik/Aapalluk Memorial School.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 255, from 248 in 2020-21.

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