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C+

Nome School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Nome.

Nome’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Alaska school districts

Students
672
Schools
4
Spent per student
$27,124
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Nome School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Alaska districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 29% more per student than the AK average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $177 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Nome 3,653

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Nome. Grade by grade →

PK–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency13%
State average 22.8% · 359 students tested
Reading / language arts14%
State average 29.4% · 363 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 77.9% · 53 in the class

94% 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
$27,124 per student · 29% above AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 44%Support & administration 51%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 60%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
691’20
687’21
719’22
710’23
672’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 48%Two or more races 37%White 11%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nome Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nome
C
306 students14:1
Extensions Correspondence
Other · Grades K–12 · Nome
B+
32 students
Anvil City Science Academy
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Nome
B
60 students13:1
Nome-Beltz Middle/High
High · Grades 6–12 · Nome
C−
274 students13:1

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.