Lower Yukon School District
| Lower Yukon School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
100 Airport Road
, Alaska, 99632United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Pre-K–12[1] |
| NCES District ID | 0200003[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 2,027[1] |
| Teachers | 128.56[1] |
| Staff | 232.46[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 15.77[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | lysd |
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.[2] 91% are American Indian or Alaska Native and 5% are multiracial.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
- Alakanuk School (226 students)
- Emmonak School (207 students)
- Hooper Bay School (456 students)
- Kotlik School (179 students)
- Marshall School (119 students)
- Mountain Village School (196 students)
- Nunam Iqua School (64 students)
- Pilot Station School (191 students)
- Russian Mission School (125 students)
- Scammon Bay School (234 students)
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.[6]
Former schools
Pitkas Point School served eight students in pre-K through eighth grade and shut down after that 2011–12 school year.[7] Students from Pitkas Point are now zoned for Saint Mary's City Schools.[8]
References
- 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.
- ↑ "Lower Yukon School District". Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ↑ "ACS School District Profile 2013-17". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Search for Public Schools - Search Results". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ↑ Brown, Cathy (June 27, 2004). "Alaska Boarding Schools Make a Comeback". Washington Post. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ↑ "New program gives rural Alaska teens career training in Anchorage". www.ktva.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Pitkas Point School". education.alaska.gov. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Dwindling students mean four more rural Alaska schools will close". Anchorage Daily News. June 5, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2019.