Naukati School

Naukati School, an one-room-style multi-level school in Naukati, Alaska, run under Southeast Island School District, hosts 14 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 192 students per school, that is 93% leaner than typical.

Naukati School is one of 8 schools operated by Southeast Island School District, a district that educates 164 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Naukati School lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 43% Native American, 14% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Naukati School shows 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 27.0:1, putting Naukati School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 93% of students at Naukati School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area) logs that median household income runs about $61,156, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,441 students), Naukati School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Whale Pass School, around 17.4 miles off.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 22%: 18 students in 2018 compared to 14 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 72% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 6.0:1 in 2025.

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