Schoenbar Middle School

Schoenbar Middle School is one of the tight-knit middle-grades schools in Ketchikan, Alaska, overseen by Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District, with 252 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 37% below the state mean of about 399.

Across the 9 schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District (2,043 students total), Schoenbar Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Schoenbar Middle School logs that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 26% Native American, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian. By comparison, Ketchikan Gateway Borough as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Schoenbar Middle School logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Ketchikan Gateway Borough) reports that median household earnings sit near $92,885, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ketchikan Gateway Borough runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,043 students), of which Schoenbar Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Schoenbar Middle School.

Schoenbar Middle School operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Schoenbar Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 287 (now 252). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 60% to 54%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Schoenbar Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.