Tanalian School

As an one-room-style K-12 campus in Port Alsworth, Alaska, Tanalian School hosts 40 students from grades pre-K through 12, one of the schools within Lake and Peninsula Borough School District. Compared to the state average of about 192 students per school, that is 79% smaller than typical.

Across the 11 schools in Lake and Peninsula Borough School District (320 students total), Tanalian School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Tanalian School records that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest looks like 18% Native American, 8% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Lake and Peninsula Borough as a whole is about 17% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 27.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lake and Peninsula Borough runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Lake and Peninsula Borough reports that median household income runs about $65,625, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Tanalian School is one of 12 public schools in Lake and Peninsula Borough (combined enrollment of about 312 students).

Nondalton School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 24.1 miles from this campus.

Tanalian School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tanalian School has edged down 35%, going from 62 students in 2018 to 40 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share increased from 60% to 70%.

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