Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to McGrath

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C−

Iditarod Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves McGrath, Grayling, Holy Cross, Shageluk, Nikolai and Anvik.

McGrath’s Schools page →

Students
263
Schools
8
Spent per student
$31,744
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
8:1
The gist

What stands out about Iditarod Area School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 17% of Alaska districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 53 pts below the state
  • Spends 51% more per student than the AK average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 19.1% since 2020–21
  • Only 57% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 17% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
McGrath 278Grayling 197Holy Cross 167Shageluk 93Nikolai 81Anvik 70

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for McGrath. Grade by grade →

PK–12McGrath SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency0–5%
State average 22.8% · 103 students tested
Reading / language arts10–14%
State average 29.4% · 104 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)0–50%
State average 77.9% · 12 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

57% 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
$31,744 per student · 51% above AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 41%Support & administration 54%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 3%State 68%Federal 29%

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

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

Enrollment over time
325’20
286’21
306’22
324’23
263’24

Down 19.1% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 50%White 35%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 7%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

David Louis Memorial School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Grayling
C−
36 students7:1
McGrath School
Other · Grades PK–12 · McGrath
C
36 students12:1
Innoko River School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Shageluk
C
32 students11:1
Blackwell School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Anvik
13 students6:1
Top of the Kuskokwim School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Nikolai
13 students7:1
Takotna Community School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Takotna
11 students11:1
Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr.
Other · Grades K–12 · Eagle River
A+
105 students
Jeffery A. Bader Memorial School
Other · Grades K–12 · Holy Cross
17 students6:1

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.