Paul Banks Elementary

Paul Banks Elementary is a small elementary school that serves part of Homer, Alaska. It offers pre-K through 2 and has 189 students enrolled. That is 32% below the average of about 277 students for elementary schools in Alaska.

Paul Banks Elementary sits within Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which has 42 schools and 8,510 students.

More than half of the students at Paul Banks Elementary are White (74%). Beyond that, enrollment is 13% multiracial, 7% Native American, and 5% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Paul Banks Elementary scores 43%.

Based on 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Paul Banks Elementary has a ratio of 14.4:1. Compared with the 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 41%. The figure for public schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough is close, at 43%.

The school's county is Kenai Peninsula Borough. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $80,538 a year, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough number 42, with about 8,510 students.

Paul Banks Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Homer Flex School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 5 other public schools.

The NCES locale for Paul Banks Elementary is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment increased by 20% across 4 years, from 157 in 2020-21 to 189 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.8:1 to 14.4:1 over the same years.

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