Ahfachkee Day School

Ahfachkee Day School operates as a close-knit combined-grade school in Clewiston, Florida, one of the schools within Ahfachkee Day School. Current enrollment sits at 231 students spanning grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 35% below the state mean of about 353.

Ahfachkee Day School is a school of Ahfachkee Day School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ahfachkee Day School lists that nearly all students (100%) are Native American.

On the resource side, Ahfachkee Day School reports 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 77.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Ahfachkee Day School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Hendry County's rate of about 64%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hendry County put median household earnings sit near $56,393, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. In all, Hendry County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,592 students), of which Ahfachkee Day School is one.

MONTURA EARLY LEARNING CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 23.6 miles from this campus.

Ahfachkee Day School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 38%: 167 students in 2018 compared to 231 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.