River City Academy

Located at 46188 Sterling Hwy, in Soldotna, Alaska, River City Academy is a tiny high school that hosts 79 students (grades 7 through 12), part of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Compared to the state average of about 373 students per school, that is 79% smaller than typical.

Within Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which oversees 42 schools and 8,510 students, River City Academy is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, River City Academy reports that 71% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting River City Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Kenai Peninsula Borough indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,538 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Kenai Peninsula Borough's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,510 students), River City Academy is one campus in the mix.

Skyview Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

River City Academy operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at River City Academy has edged down 5%, going from 83 students in 2018 to 79 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 5% to 9%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the River City Academy community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.