For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 47 students in Lower Yukon School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in Alaska.
Public Charter School in Lower Yukon School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Alaska public charter school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 59% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Alaska public charter school average of 35% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (AK)
# Schools
11 Schools
30 Schools
# Students
1,995 Students
7,621 Students
# Teachers
134 Teachers
360 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Lower Yukon School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 52 school districts in Alaska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has increased from 55-59% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#52 out of 52 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤1%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
2%
44%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
77%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.05
0.55
# American Indian Students
1,949 Students
889 Students
% American Indian Students
98%
12%
# Asian Students
4 Students
146 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
n/a
528 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
7%
# Black Students
2 Students
98 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
12 Students
4,932 Students
% White Students
1%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
67 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
28 Students
961 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
12%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
81
1
# Students in K Grade:
138
781
# Students in 1st Grade:
150
799
# Students in 2nd Grade:
152
785
# Students in 3rd Grade:
171
770
# Students in 4th Grade:
166
804
# Students in 5th Grade:
170
831
# Students in 6th Grade:
161
810
# Students in 7th Grade:
162
623
# Students in 8th Grade:
148
586
# Students in 9th Grade:
119
208
# Students in 10th Grade:
132
225
# Students in 11th Grade:
119
224
# Students in 12th Grade:
126
174
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $33,276 is higher than the state median of $20,243. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $38,779 is higher than the state median of $21,325. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$66 MM
$2,630 MM
Spending
$77 MM
$2,771 MM
Revenue / Student
$33,276
$20,243
Spending / Student
$38,779
$21,325
Best Lower Yukon School District Public Charter Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hooper Bay Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
83 School Road
Hooper Bay, AK 99604
(907) 758-4015
Hooper Bay, AK 99604
(907) 758-4015
Grades: 4-8
| 47 students
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