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Yupiit School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Akiak.

Akiak’s Schools page →

Students
522
Schools
3
Spent per student
$39,668
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
The gist

What stands out about Yupiit School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 8% of Alaska districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 88% more per student than the AK average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 8% of the 48 Alaska school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Akiak 443

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Akiak. Grade by grade →

K–12Akiak SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency0–1%
State average 22.8% · 209 students tested
Reading / language arts0–1%
State average 29.4% · 209 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–69%
State average 77.9% · 36 in the class

92% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$39,668 per student · 88% above AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 46%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 2%State 42%Federal 56%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
505’20
445’21
471’22
506’23
522’24

Up 3.4% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 98%Two or more races <1%White <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alaska’s other public schools.

Akiachak School
Other · Grades K–12 · Akiachak
D−
254 students17:1
Akiak School
Other · Grades K–12 · Akiak
C−
135 students11:1
Tuluksak School
Other · Grades K–12 · Tuluksak
C−
133 students11:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Alaska.