Totem Correspondence School

As a minimally staffed all-grades campus in Hydaburg, Alaska, Totem Correspondence School teaches 41 students from grades pre-K through 12, part of Hydaburg City School District. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 192 students each, so Totem Correspondence School sits 79% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Hydaburg City School District, which oversees 2 schools and 117 students, Totem Correspondence School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Totem Correspondence School reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Native American, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 41.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 27.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area indicate median household income runs about $61,156, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,441 students), of which Totem Correspondence School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hydaburg School, around 0.0 miles off.

The campus sits in a rural setting. Totem Correspondence School delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Totem Correspondence School has ticked up 173%, going from 15 students in 2018 to 41 in 2025. The White share of enrollment rose from 40% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 41.0:1 today.

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