PACE Correspondence

PACE Correspondence, a high-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels, is located in Craig, Alaska. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 12, with 414 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 192 students for combined schools in Alaska.

PACE Correspondence sits within Craig City School District, which has 4 schools and 615 students.

The largest group at PACE Correspondence is White students, at 55%. Enrollment also includes 17% multiracial, 14% Native American, 5% Pacific Islander, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, the White share is about 44%. The diversity index for PACE Correspondence is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

PACE Correspondence reported 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 75.3:1. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Alaska is 27.0:1.

In the surrounding county, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, median household income comes to about $61,156, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 20 public schools and about 1,441 students.

Measured in a straight line, Craig Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from PACE Correspondence. The five-mile area around PACE Correspondence holds 3 other public schools.

PACE Correspondence is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data. NCES classifies the school as virtual.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 37%. The school's ratio dropped from 108.8:1 to 75.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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