Lower Yukon School District

Lower Yukon School District
Address
100 Airport Road
Mountain Village
, Alaska, 99632
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPre-K–12
NCES District ID0200003
Students and staff
Students2,027
Teachers128.56
Staff232.46
Student–teacher ratio15.77
Other information
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Lower Yukon School District is a school district headquartered in Mountain Village, Alaska, serving the Kusilvak Census Area. As of the 2017–18 school year, it has 1,998 students across 10 schools. 91% are American Indian or Alaska Native and 5% are multiracial.

Schools

The district operates only K-12 schools due to the small and isolated nature of the villages within the district. Each village has one school. High school students have the option of applying out-of-district to the state's public boarding schools, Nenana Student Living Center and Mt. Edgecumbe High School.

High school juniors and seniors may apply to spend nine-week sessions at Kusilvak Career Academy, a residential program that allows students to take career and technical education classes in Anchorage.

Former schools

Pitkas Point School served eight students in pre-K through eighth grade and shut down after that 2011–12 school year. Students from Pitkas Point are now zoned for Saint Mary's City Schools.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Lower Yukon School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Lower Yukon School District". Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ "ACS School District Profile 2013-17". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - Search Results". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  5. ↑ Brown, Cathy (June 27, 2004). "Alaska Boarding Schools Make a Comeback". Washington Post. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  6. ↑ "New program gives rural Alaska teens career training in Anchorage". www.ktva.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Pitkas Point School". education.alaska.gov. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Dwindling students mean four more rural Alaska schools will close". Anchorage Daily News. June 5, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2019.