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B−

Kake City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Kake.

Kake’s Schools page →

Students
117
Schools
1
Spent per student
$42,037
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
The gist

What stands out about Kake City School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 50% of Alaska districts
  • Spends 100% more per student than the AK average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 18.2% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 50% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Kake 544

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kake. Grade by grade →

PK–12Kake Elementary & High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 22.8% · 57 students tested
Reading / language arts20–29%
State average 29.4% · 57 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 77.9% · 7 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$42,037 per student · 100% above AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 44%Support & administration 50%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 55%Federal 32%

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

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

Enrollment over time
99’20
103’21
111’22
107’23
117’24

Up 18.2% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 94%Asian 3%Two or more races 3%White <1%

Schools in the district

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

Kake Elementary & High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Kake
B−
117 students8:1

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.