Kisimgiugtuq School

Set in Kivalina, Alaska, Kisimgiugtuq School is a close-knit K-12 campus, part of Northwest Arctic Borough School District. It hosts 150 students across grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 22% below the state mean of about 192.

Across the 13 schools in Northwest Arctic Borough School District (1,945 students total), Kisimgiugtuq School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Kisimgiugtuq School shows that nearly all students (93%) are Native American. The remainder reads as 5% Asian, 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, Kisimgiugtuq School reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Northwest Arctic Borough put median household earnings sit near $84,018, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Kisimgiugtuq School is one of 13 public schools in Northwest Arctic Borough (combined enrollment of about 1,945 students).

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 155 students in 2018 compared to 150 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment increased from 0% to 5% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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