Enrollment
107
Combined
DISTRICT 145 · STATE 192
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020039000165
Ninilchik School
15735 Sterling Hwy, Ninilchik, AK 99639 · (907) 714-0300 · Kenai Peninsula Borough
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL107 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 27.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
60 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 6% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
24.4%
AK avg 36.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
AK avg 34.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.4% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.9% | 21.3% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ninilchik School
Ninilchik School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninilchik School this school | 107 | 56.1% | 31.9% |
| Mat-Su Day School Wasilla | 70 | 38.6% | N/A |
| Thorne Bay School Thorne Bay | 66 | 54.5% | 36.6% |
| Unalakleet School Unalakleet | 173 | 63.0% | 18.7% |
| Voznesenka School Voznesenka | 145 | 71.0% | 22.2% |
| Hoonah City School Hoonah | 110 | 64.5% | 17.1% |
Matched among Alaska K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ninilchik School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Kenai Peninsula Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #1 of 16 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #9 of 30 no change | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #6 of 23 no change | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 107 | #57 of 174 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #50 of 54 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
107
+18 (+20%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 165
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 107 | 9.9 | 10.8:1 | 56% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 10.6 | 10.1:1 | 56% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 8.7 | 14.0:1 | 57% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 89 | 9 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 109 | 9.9 | 11.0:1 | 62% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 140 | 11 | 12.7:1 | 59% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | 13 | 14.2:1 | 59% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 194 | 12 | 16.2:1 | 40% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 165 | 13 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ninilchik School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (109 to 107); teachers unchanged (9.9 to 9.9).
About Ninilchik School
Ninilchik School is a small school serving multiple grade levels in Ninilchik, Alaska, under Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Enrollment stands at 107 students, covering pre-K through 12. The school is 44% below the average for combined schools in Alaska.
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has 42 schools and 8,510 students, and Ninilchik School is one of those schools.
The student body at Ninilchik School is 57% White. The remaining students are 25% multiracial, 9% Native American, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among people living in Kenai Peninsula Borough, the White share is about 79%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Ninilchik School reports a ratio of 10.8 students per teacher, from 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across combined schools in Alaska, the average ratio is 27.0:1. Lunch program data show 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough is 43%.
Schools in Alaska with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.0%. Ninilchik School scores 31.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kenai Peninsula Borough show that the median household earns about $80,538 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Kenai Peninsula Borough has 42 public schools with about 8,510 students, including Ninilchik School.
Nikolaevsk School is about 16.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Ninilchik School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 18 students, from 89 to 107.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Kenai Peninsula Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,413
Census ACS
Median income
$80,538
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
8,510 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
- ConnectionsCombined · 1,188 students
- Soldotna High SchoolHigh · 695 students
- Kenai Central High SchoolHigh · 525 students
- Mt. View ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Kenai Middle SchoolMiddle · 408 students
- Kalifornsky Beach ElementaryElementary · 384 students
Nearby schools
- Nikolaevsk School16.2 mi · 19
- Chapman School19.2 mi · 168
- Tustumena Elementary23.1 mi · 155
- McNeil Canyon Elementary25.1 mi · 144
- Razdolna School26.0 mi · 74
- Voznesenka School26.4 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About Ninilchik SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ninilchik School?
Ninilchik School enrolls approximately 107 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Ninilchik School serve?
Ninilchik School serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Ninilchik School have?
Ninilchik School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ninilchik School?
At Ninilchik School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 25% Two or more.
Is Ninilchik School public or private?
Ninilchik School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.
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