Kiita Learning Community

Kiita Learning Community operates as an one-room-style high school in Utqiagvik, Alaska, part of North Slope Borough School District. Current enrollment sits at 39 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 90% below the state mean of about 373.

North Slope Borough School District comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 1,853 students; Kiita Learning Community is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kiita Learning Community logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (87%). Beyond that, the school reports 13% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, census data for North Slope Borough shows median household income runs about $95,694, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across North Slope Borough's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,853 students), Kiita Learning Community is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Eben Hopson Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 3 of the 3 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kiita Learning Community has edged up 30%, going from 30 students in 2018 to 39 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.