Soldotna Montessori Charter School

Set in Soldotna, Alaska, Soldotna Montessori Charter School is a small primary school, operated by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. It serves 164 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 41% leaner than the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 277 students.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 8,510 students; Soldotna Montessori Charter School is among them.

Demographically, Soldotna Montessori Charter School lists that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, Soldotna Montessori Charter School records 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 24% of students at Soldotna Montessori Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Kenai Peninsula Borough's rate of about 43%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Kenai Peninsula Borough indicate median household income runs about $80,538, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Kenai Peninsula Borough's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,510 students), Soldotna Montessori Charter School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Soldotna Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site. Soldotna Montessori Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 167 students in 2018 compared to 164 in 2025.

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