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Bering Strait School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 15 towns

Serves Savoonga, Unalakleet, Gambell, Stebbins, Shishmaref, St. Michael, Brevig Mission, Elim, Koyuk, Teller, Shaktoolik, White Mountain, Golovin, Wales and Diomede.

Savoonga’s Schools page →

Students
1,745
Schools
15
Spent per student
$50,455
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
The gist

What stands out about Bering Strait School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of Alaska districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Spends 139% more per student than the AK average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% 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 close to the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Savoonga 810Unalakleet 748Gambell 625Stebbins 617Shishmaref 555St. Michael 444Brevig Mission 421Elim 363Koyuk 298Teller 241Shaktoolik 209White Mountain 179Golovin 167Wales 163Diomede 81

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Savoonga. Grade by grade →

PK–12Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency4%
State average 22.8% · 916 students tested
Reading / language arts4%
State average 29.4% · 915 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 77.9% · 122 in the class

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
$50,455 per student · 139% above AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 44%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 7%State 48%Federal 45%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,839’20
1,879’21
1,830’22
1,783’23
1,745’24

Down 5.1% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 96%Asian 2%White 1%Hispanic <1%Two or more races <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Tukurngailnguq School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Stebbins
D−
239 students15:1
Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Savoonga
D−
236 students16:1
Shishmaref School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Shishmaref
D
185 students14:1
Unalakleet School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Unalakleet
C
173 students10:1
Brevig Mission School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Brevig Mission
D−
163 students12:1
Gambell School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Gambell
D−
154 students9:1
Anthony A. Andrews School
Other · Grades PK–12 · St. Michael
D
112 students8:1
Koyuk-Malimiut School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Koyuk
C
101 students12:1
Aniguiin School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Elim
D
90 students9:1
James C. Isabell School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Teller
D
67 students11:1
Shaktoolik School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Shaktoolik
D
67 students7:1
White Mountain School
Other · Grades PK–12 · White Mountain
C
66 students7:1
Martin L. Olson School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Golovin
C−
39 students8:1
Wales School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Wales
C−
31 students6:1
Diomede School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Diomede
22 students7:1

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.