Napaaqtugmiut School

Napaaqtugmiut School, a modestly sized unified-grade school in Noatak, Alaska, overseen by Northwest Arctic Borough School District, teaches 161 students, covering grades pre-K through 12.

Across the 13 schools in Northwest Arctic Borough School District (1,945 students total), Napaaqtugmiut School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Napaaqtugmiut School records that nearly all students (99%) are Native American.

On the resource side, The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 27.0:1, putting Napaaqtugmiut School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, census data for Northwest Arctic Borough shows the typical household earns roughly $84,018 per year, about 11% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Napaaqtugmiut School is one of 13 public schools in Northwest Arctic Borough (combined enrollment of about 1,945 students).

Napaaqtugmiut School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Napaaqtugmiut School has contracted 15%, going from 189 students in 2018 to 161 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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