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Schools in Nikolai

Nikolai’s public schools

Iditarod Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nikolai. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?

Tests spring 2022, when 57% of students in Alaska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
12%
2021–22
Math proficiency
2%
2021–22
Graduate on time
25%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$31.7K
▲ 51% vs AK $21.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.4
AK 15.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
13 students on the public path
In brief

Nikolai’s schools, in brief

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Nikolai, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Top of the Kuskokwim SchoolIditarod Area School DistrictNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Iditarod Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Iditarod Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 263 students, down 19% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (AK 15.7)
$31,744AK $21,070 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading12%
State average 29.4% · 104 students tested
Math2%
State average 22.8% · 103 students tested

Nikolai vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alaska towns that share Nikolai’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nikolai—Iditarod Area

Every school in Nikolai

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alaska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Nikolaiby address
Top of the Kuskokwim School
Grades PK–12
13 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Nikolai’s schools

Are Nikolai’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nikolai. Iditarod Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nikolai. Each school below is shown with its own results.

What school district is Nikolai in?

Iditarod Area School District.

Where do Nikolai kids go to high school?

Top of the Kuskokwim School.

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What Nikolai families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.