Shungnak School

Shungnak School is one of the micro-enrollment K-12 campuss in Shungnak, Alaska, run under Northwest Arctic Borough School District, with 70 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 192 students each, so Shungnak School sits 64% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 13 schools in Northwest Arctic Borough School District (1,945 students total), Shungnak School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Shungnak School lists that 97% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. Other groups include 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Shungnak School logs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 27.0:1 average. Roughly 101% of students at Shungnak 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 Northwest Arctic Borough put the typical household earns roughly $84,018 per year, about 11% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Northwest Arctic Borough's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,945 students), Shungnak School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kobuk School, around 7.0 miles off.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Shungnak School's enrollment has contracted 4% since 2018, when it stood at 73 (now 70). Class-load math has widened: from 8.3:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.