Paul T. Albert Memorial School

Paul T. Albert Memorial School is a small all-grades campus in Tununak, Alaska, run under Lower Kuskokwim School District. The school caters to 102 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 47% leaner than the state mean of about 192.

Paul T. Albert Memorial School is one of 29 schools operated by Lower Kuskokwim School District, a district that works with 3,866 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Paul T. Albert Memorial School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (99%).

On the resource side, The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 27.0:1, putting Paul T. Albert Memorial School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bethel Census Area put median household earnings sit near $73,996, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 22%. In all, Bethel Census Area runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,697 students), of which Paul T. Albert Memorial School is one.

The closest other public school is Nelson Island Area School, roughly 6.1 miles away.

Paul T. Albert Memorial School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Paul T. Albert Memorial School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 107 (now 102).

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