Nunamiut School

Nunamiut School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a combined-grade school in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska. The grade span is pre-K through 12, and enrollment is 112 students. An average school in this group (combined schools in Alaska) has about 192 students.

Within North Slope Borough School District, Nunamiut School is one of 11 schools. The district enrolls 1,853 students.

The student body at Nunamiut School is 84% Native American. Other groups make up 16% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1 at Nunamiut School, with 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 16.9 below the 27.0:1 average for combined schools in Alaska. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 36%.

According to the American Community Survey, in North Slope Borough, the median household income is $95,694, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. There are 11 public schools in North Slope Borough, enrolling about 1,853 students in all.

NCES describes the area around Nunamiut School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.

Federal data show a 17% enrollment gain, from 96 in 2020-21 to 112 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 7.4:1 to 10.1:1.

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