Kwigillingok School

Set in Kwigillingok, Alaska, Kwigillingok School is a compact all-grades campus, run under Lower Kuskokwim School District. It serves 112 students across grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 192 students each, so Kwigillingok School sits 42% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Lower Kuskokwim School District, which oversees 29 schools and 3,866 students, Kwigillingok School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Kwigillingok School logs that 99% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 27.0:1, putting Kwigillingok School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 104% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Bethel Census Area's rate of about 94%.

In the area at large, census data for Bethel Census Area shows the typical household earns roughly $73,996 per year, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bethel Census Area's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,697 students), Kwigillingok School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ayagina'ar Elitnaurvik, around 11.0 miles off.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 18%: 137 students in 2018 compared to 112 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

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