Kiana School

Kiana School is one of the modestly sized all-grades campuss in Kiana, Alaska, run under Northwest Arctic Borough School District, with 91 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 53% leaner than the state mean of about 192.

Kiana School is one of 13 schools operated by Northwest Arctic Borough School District, a district that instructs 1,945 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Kiana School logs that 91% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% White.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 27.0:1, putting Kiana School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, census data for Northwest Arctic Borough shows the typical household earns roughly $84,018 per year, about 11% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Northwest Arctic Borough runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,945 students), of which Kiana School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Aqqaluk High/Noorvik Elementary, around 19.0 miles off.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Kiana School's enrollment has contracted 31% since 2018, when it stood at 132 (now 91). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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