King Cove School

King Cove School operates as a minimally staffed multi-level school in King Cove, Alaska, overseen by Aleutians East Borough School District. Current enrollment sits at 67 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 192 students each, so King Cove School sits 65% below that benchmark.

Aleutians East Borough School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 178 students. King Cove School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, King Cove School records that nearly all students (90%) are Native American; the rest reads as 10% White.

On the resource side, The school lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, Aleutians East Borough reports that median household earnings sit near $65,365, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Aleutians East Borough runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 178 students), of which King Cove School is one.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at King Cove School has decreased 29%, going from 94 students in 2018 to 67 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share climbed from 6% to 10%.

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