Koyuk-Malimiut School

Koyuk-Malimiut School, an intimate combined-grade school in Koyuk, Alaska, part of Bering Strait School District, educates 101 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 192 students each, so Koyuk-Malimiut School sits 47% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Bering Strait School District, which oversees 15 schools and 1,745 students, Koyuk-Malimiut School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Koyuk-Malimiut School reports that 97% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority; the rest breaks down as 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Koyuk-Malimiut School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average. About 101% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Nome Census Area put the typical household earns roughly $78,681 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nome Census Area's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,417 students), Koyuk-Malimiut School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Aniguiin School, around 39.2 miles off.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 116 students in 2018 compared to 101 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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