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King Salmon, Alaska - 13 schools
An equity score of 85/100 ranks Lake and Peninsula Borough School District #2 of 40 districts in Alaska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $57,783 per pupil, Lake and Peninsula Borough School District ranks #4 of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending (Alaska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
334
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$57,783
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District operates 13 public schools serving 334 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Alaska. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $57,783 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 17.2% local, 61.6% state, and 21.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 85/100, ranked #2 of 40 in Alaska against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 87:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 10.7% White, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lakeview Home School, with a diversity index of 59.4/100.
Its largest campus is Newhalen School, enrolling 83 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Chignik Bay School, at 6 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Newhalen School accounts for 24.9% of all Lake and Peninsula Borough School District student enrollment
That concentration means Lake and Peninsula 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.
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 83 students (highest), a spread of 77 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.
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.9% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District student-counselor ratio is 87:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Lake and Peninsula 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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How many schools are in Lake and Peninsula Borough School District?
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District has 13 schools, including 13 combined. Total enrollment is 334 students.
How much does Lake and Peninsula Borough School District spend per student?
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District spends $57,783 per student. The district has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #2 in Alaska.
What is the demographic composition of Lake and Peninsula Borough School District?
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District students are 10.7% White, 0.5% African American, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake and Peninsula Borough School District?
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #2 out of 40 districts in Alaska.