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Alaska Gateway School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Eagle.

Eagle’s Schools page →

Students
381
Schools
7
Spent per student
$46,593
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
101%
The gist

What stands out about Alaska Gateway School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 27% of Alaska districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 121% more per student than the AK average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 27% 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
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Eagle 89

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Eagle. Grade by grade →

PK–12Eagle Community SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency6–9%
State average 22.8% · 166 students tested
Reading / language arts15–19%
State average 29.4% · 167 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 77.9% · 28 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

82% 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
$46,593 per student · 121% above AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 48%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 2%State 68%Federal 31%

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

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

Enrollment over time
393’20
390’21
376’22
360’23
381’24

Down 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 61%White 31%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 1%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Tok School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Tok
C
183 students11:1
Alaska REACH Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Tok
62 students
Walter Northway School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Northway
C−
59 students12:1
Mentasta Lake School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Mentasta Lake
C−
26 students10:1
Tetlin School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Tetlin
C−
26 students6:1
Dot Lake School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Dot Lake
13 students16:1
Eagle Community School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Eagle
12 students15:1

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.