Bristol Bay Borough School District

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Naknek, Alaska - 3 schools

At $58,796 per pupil, Bristol Bay Borough School District ranks #3 of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending (Alaska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

121
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$58,796
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Bristol Bay Borough School District operates 3 public schools serving 121 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alaska. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bristol Bay Borough.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $58,796 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 6 of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alaska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.3% local, 33.7% state, and 25.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.

and 68.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 20.2% White, 1.2% Asian, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bristol Bay Middle/High School, with a diversity index of 48.5/100.

Its largest campus is Naknek Elementary, enrolling 54 students (51% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bristol Bay Correspondence, at 3 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.

Naknek Elementary accounts for 44.6% of all Bristol Bay Borough School District student enrollment

That dominant concentration means Bristol Bay Borough School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Bristol Bay Borough School District school enrollment varies 18× across entities

Bristol Bay Borough School District school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 54 students (highest), a spread of 51 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Bristol Bay Borough School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 95.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch

free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.

Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system

Bristol Bay Borough School District chronic absenteeism rate is 68.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

25.0%
Federal
33.7%
State
41.3%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 3 schools in Bristol Bay Borough School District.

White 20.2%
Hispanic or Latino 0.7%
Asian 1.2%
Multiracial 4.6%
Other 73.3%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 44.4/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Bristol Bay Borough School District's schools, about the same as the Alaska average of 43.0.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Bristol Bay Middle/High School 48.5
  2. 2 Bristol Bay Correspondence 44.4
  3. 3 Naknek Elementary 40.3

Programs & Resources

68.1%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Bristol Bay Borough School District

School Enrollment
Naknek Elementary
54
Bristol Bay Middle/High School
49
Bristol Bay Correspondence
3

How Bristol Bay Borough School District Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Alaska districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Hydaburg City School District Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded
Klawock City School District Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded
Hoonah City School District Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded
Kake City School District Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded
Chatham School District Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Bristol Bay Borough School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Bristol Bay Borough School District?

Bristol Bay Borough School District has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 121 students.

How much does Bristol Bay Borough School District spend per student?

Bristol Bay Borough School District spends $58,796 per student.

What is the demographic composition of Bristol Bay Borough School District?

Bristol Bay Borough School District students are 20.2% White, 1.2% Asian, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.