Russian Mission School

Russian Mission School is an all-grades campus of intimate scale in Russian Mission, Alaska, run under Lower Yukon School District, teacheing 118 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 39% smaller than the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 192 students.

Within Lower Yukon School District, which oversees 11 schools and 2,027 students, Russian Mission School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Russian Mission School shows that 98% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Russian Mission School has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average. Roughly 97% of students at Russian Mission School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kusilvak Census Area put the typical household earns roughly $51,471 per year, about 6% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 32%. In all, Kusilvak Census Area runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,525 students), of which Russian Mission School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Marshall School, around 25.7 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Russian Mission School's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 125 (now 118).

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