West Homer Elementary

West Homer Elementary is a primary school of intimate scale in Homer, Alaska, operated by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, educateing 211 students in grades 3 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 24% below the state mean of about 277.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 8,510 students; West Homer Elementary is among them.

On demographics, West Homer Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest looks like 13% multiracial, 5% Native American, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, West Homer Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Homer Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Alaska public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 37.3%; West Homer Elementary posts 57.6%, +20.3 points above that line.

In the area at large, census data for Kenai Peninsula Borough shows median household income runs about $80,538, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Kenai Peninsula Borough runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,510 students), of which West Homer Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Fireweed Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. West Homer Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 255 (now 211). Class-load math has fell: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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