Nunam Iqua School

Nunam Iqua School is a very small unified-grade school in Nunam Iqua, Alaska, run under Lower Yukon School District. The school works with 64 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 192 students each, so Nunam Iqua School sits 67% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in Lower Yukon School District (2,027 students total), Nunam Iqua School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Nunam Iqua School shows that 94% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. The remainder looks like 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 27.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 108% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Kusilvak Census Area indicate median household earnings sit near $51,471, about 6% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 32%. Across Kusilvak Census Area's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,525 students), Nunam Iqua School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Alakanuk School, around 12.0 miles off.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Nunam Iqua School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 64 (now 64).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.