Main Elementary

Located at 128 Powell Ave, in Kodiak, Alaska, Main Elementary is a modestly sized K-5 school that hosts 177 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Kodiak Island Borough School District. Enrollment runs roughly 36% below the state mean of about 277.

Kodiak Island Borough School District runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 2,132 students. Main Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Main Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Asian (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 21% White, 19% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kodiak Island Borough as a whole is about 22% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Main Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, census data for Kodiak Island Borough shows the typical household earns roughly $86,250 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Kodiak Island Borough's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,122 students), Main Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kodiak Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Main Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 22% since 2018, when it stood at 227 (now 177). The Asian share of enrollment fell from 60% to 49% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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