McGrath School

McGrath School is a very small all-grades campus in McGrath, Alaska, one of the schools within Iditarod Area School District. The school educates 36 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 192 students each, so McGrath School sits 81% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Iditarod Area School District, which oversees 8 schools and 263 students, McGrath School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, McGrath School records that 42% of students identify as Native American, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% multiracial, 14% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black.

On the resource side, The school reports having 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average.

In the broader community, census data for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area shows median household earnings sit near $55,741, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,273 students), McGrath School is one campus in the mix.

Takotna Community School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 14.8 miles from this campus.

McGrath School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 39 students in 2018 compared to 36 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 0% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.