Z. John Williams Memorial School

This page covers Z. John Williams Memorial School, a small combined-grade school in Napaskiak, Alaska. The school reports 132 students in pre-K through 12. The typical figure for combined schools in Alaska is about 192 students.

Enrollment across the 29 schools in Lower Kuskokwim School District totals 3,866 students.

Native American students make up 99% of enrollment at Z. John Williams Memorial School. The school's diversity index is 2%, meaning two students picked at random have a 2% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school employs the equivalent of 9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.7:1. That is 12.3 students per teacher below the 27.0:1 average for combined schools in Alaska. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Z. John Williams Memorial School is 100%.

County data help place the school in context: in Bethel Census Area, the median household income is $73,996, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bethel Census Area is home to 41 public schools and about 4,697 public school students.

The closest other public school is Qugcuun Memorial School, about 1.1 miles away. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools.

NCES describes the area around Z. John Williams Memorial School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The school enrolled 132 students in 2024-25, 10 fewer than the 142 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.8:1 in 2020-21 to 14.7:1 in 2024-25.

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