Kuspuk School District

Public school district · Bethel Census Area · Alaska · NCES district ID 0200760

Kuspuk School District spent $57,469 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 89% of the other Alaska districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $37,653). Its 9 schools enrolled 320 students in 2024-25; 52.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $59,345 per student, up 3.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Alaska: 77.9%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Alaska districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Kuspuk in enrollment (262 to 386 students) and Kuspuk itself.

Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Kuspuk, FY23Lake and Peninsula $63,470; Kuspuk $57,469; Alaska Gateway $42,798; Annette Island $38,994; Iditarod Area $37,660; Chevak School $36,740; Unalaska City $29,705; Haines Borough $23,885; Cordova City $23,176; Wrangell $22,697; State median, under 1,000 students $37,653.20k40k60k80kLake and Peninsula$63,470Kuspuk$57,469Alaska Gateway$42,798Annette Island$38,994Iditarod Area$37,660Chevak School$36,740Unalaska City$29,705Haines Borough$23,885Cordova City$23,176Wrangell$22,697State median, under 1,000 students $37,653
Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Kuspuk, FY23Lake and Peninsula $63,470; Kuspuk $57,469; Alaska Gateway $42,798; Annette Island $38,994; Iditarod Area $37,660; Chevak School $36,740; Unalaska City $29,705; Haines Borough $23,885; Cordova City $23,176; Wrangell $22,697; State median, under 1,000 students $37,653.20k40k60k80kLake and Peninsula$63,470Kuspuk$57,469Alaska Gateway$42,798Annette Island$38,994Iditarod Area$37,660Chevak School$36,740Unalaska City$29,705Haines Borough$23,885Cordova City$23,176Wrangell$22,697State median, under 1,000 students $37,653
Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Kuspuk, FY23Lake and Peninsula $63,470; Kuspuk $57,469; Alaska Gateway $42,798; Annette Island $38,994; Iditarod Area $37,660; Chevak School $36,740; Unalaska City $29,705; Haines Borough $23,885; Cordova City $23,176; Wrangell $22,697; State median, under 1,000 students $37,653.20k40k60k80kLake and Peninsula$63,470Kuspuk$57,469Alaska Gateway$42,798Annette Island$38,994Iditarod Area$37,660Chevak School$36,740Unalaska City$29,705Haines Borough$23,885Cordova City$23,176Wrangell$22,697State median, under 1,000 students $37,653
Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Kuspuk, FY23Lake and Peninsula $63,470; Kuspuk $57,469; Alaska Gateway $42,798; Annette Island $38,994; Iditarod Area $37,660; Chevak School $36,740; Unalaska City $29,705; Haines Borough $23,885; Cordova City $23,176; Wrangell $22,697; State median, under 1,000 students $37,653.20k40k60k80kLake and Peninsula$63,470Kuspuk$57,469Alaska Gateway$42,798Annette Island$38,994Iditarod Area$37,660Chevak School$36,740Unalaska City$29,705Haines Borough$23,885Cordova City$23,176Wrangell$22,697State median, under 1,000 students $37,653

Where the money came from

$15,375,000 in revenue: 52.5% state, 3.2% local and 44.3% federal. Total spending including $1,027,000 of capital outlay was $19,302,000, or $60,698 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Kuspuk School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,071,000; Local $488,000; Federal $6,816,000; total $15,375,000.
  • State$8,071,000 52%
  • Local$488,000 3%
  • Federal$6,816,000 44%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 37 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

318 students in 2022-23, 325 students in 2023-24, 320 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Kuspuk School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 318, 2023-24: 325, 2024-25: 32001002003004002022-233182023-243252024-25320
Kuspuk School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 318, 2023-24: 325, 2024-25: 32001002003004002022-233182023-243252024-25320
Kuspuk School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 318, 2023-24: 325, 2024-25: 32001002003004002022-233182023-243252024-25320
Kuspuk School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 318, 2023-24: 325, 2024-25: 32001002003004002022-233182023-243252024-25320

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2331832.09.9
2023-2432531.010.5
2024-2532030.810.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Kuspuk School District scored proficient or above: 6-9% in reading and 6-9% in math, against 29.4% in reading and 22.8% in math across Alaska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alaska, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtAlaskaStudents tested
Reading and language arts6-9%29.4%191
Math6-9%22.8%188

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 15 students in Kuspuk School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.9% across Alaska. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtAlaska
Four-year graduation rate50% or more77.9%
Students in the class159,629

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

3 elementary schools, 136 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary5311.858.5%Schoolwide program
Joseph S. & Olinga Gregory Elementary4611.590.7%Schoolwide program
Zackar Levi Elementary379.3100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 114 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
George Morgan Senior High School649.4100.0%Schoolwide program
Aniak Jr/Sr High School5014.376.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

4 other schools, 70 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Johnnie John Sr. School226.6100.0%Schoolwide program
Jack Egnaty Sr. School198.247.4%Schoolwide program
Crow Village Sam School187.755.6%Schoolwide program
Gusty Michael School11not reported100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Kuspuk School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Kuspuk School District

  1. Alaska districts by spending per studentKuspuk School District ranks 5 of 37 Alaska districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($57,469).#5 of 37
  2. Every school district in AlaskaKuspuk School District is the number 34 by size of 54 Alaska districts, with 318 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#34 of 54
  3. Lake and Peninsula School DistrictThe next larger Alaska district: 334 students in fall 2022, $63,470 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$63,470
  4. Annette Island School DistrictThe next smaller Alaska district: 311 students in fall 2022, $38,994 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$38,994
  5. Compare Kuspuk School District with Lake and Peninsula School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. George Morgan Senior High School, its largest high school64 students in 2024-25, 9.4 per teacher.64
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Kuspuk School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Kuspuk School District?
    9 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 2 high, 4 other), enrolling 320 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Kuspuk School District spend per student?
    $57,469 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Alaska median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $37,653 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $59,345 per student, up 3.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Kuspuk School District's money come from?
    $15,375,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 52.5% state, 3.2% local and 44.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Kuspuk School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 104 of the 324 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 32.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Kuspuk School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Kuspuk School District scored proficient or above: 6-9% in reading and 6-9% in math, against 29.4% in reading and 22.8% in math across Alaska. Alaska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Kuspuk School District?
    50% or more of the 15 students in Kuspuk School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.9% across Alaska. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Kuspuk School District's NCES district ID?
    0200760. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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