Klawock City School

Klawock City School, an intimate multi-level school in Klawock, Alaska, operated by Klawock City School District, teaches 127 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 192 students per school, that is 34% below typical.

Operationally, Klawock City School answers to Klawock City School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Klawock City School logs that 67% of the student body identifies as Native American. Other groups include 25% White, 6% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Klawock City School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 27.0:1, putting Klawock City School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 94% of students at Klawock City School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area indicate median household earnings sit near $61,156, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Klawock City School is one of 20 public schools in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (combined enrollment of about 1,441 students).

Craig High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.6 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 125 students in 2018 compared to 127 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 10% to 2% over that span.

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