Rocky Mountain School

Rocky Mountain School is one of the micro-enrollment combined-grade schools in Goodnews Bay, Alaska, one of the schools within Lower Kuskokwim School District, with 72 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 192 students each, so Rocky Mountain School sits 63% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Lower Kuskokwim School District, which oversees 29 schools and 3,866 students, Rocky Mountain School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Rocky Mountain School records that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 27.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 101% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, Bethel Census Area reports that median household income runs about $73,996, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bethel Census Area runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,697 students), of which Rocky Mountain School is one.

Arviq School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 11.0 miles from this campus.

Rocky Mountain School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 18%: 61 students in 2018 compared to 72 in 2025.

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