Kobuk School

Kobuk School is an all-grades campus of tiny scale in Kobuk, Alaska, part of Northwest Arctic Borough School District, works with 42 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 78% smaller than the state mean of about 192.

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

In terms of who attends, Kobuk School shows that nearly all students (98%) are Native American. The remainder looks like 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. The state averages around 27.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Northwest Arctic Borough indicate median household income runs about $84,018, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Northwest Arctic Borough runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,945 students), of which Kobuk School is one.

The closest other public school is Shungnak School, roughly 7.0 miles away.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 41 students in 2018 compared to 42 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 7.7:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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