Lower Yukon School District

Public school district · Kusilvak Census Area · Alaska · NCES district ID 0200003

Lower Yukon School District spent $48,035 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of the 16 Alaska districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $21,949). Its 11 schools enrolled 2,027 students in 2024-25; 44.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $43,105 per student, down 10.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 65-69% (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 Lower Yukon in enrollment (938 to 3,100 students) and Lower Yukon itself.

Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Lower Yukon, FY23Lower Yukon $48,035; Bering Strait $47,252; Northwest Arctic Borough $46,368; North Slope Borough $41,153; Kodiak Island Borough $25,688; Sitka $23,911; Ketchikan Gateway Borough $23,131; Delta/Greely $15,157; Yukon-Koyukuk $12,886; Nenana City $8,241; State median, 1,000+ students $21,949.020k40k60kLower Yukon$48,035Bering Strait$47,252Northwest Arctic Borough$46,368North Slope Borough$41,153Kodiak Island Borough$25,688Sitka$23,911Ketchikan Gateway Borough$23,131Delta/Greely$15,157Yukon-Koyukuk$12,886Nenana City$8,241State median, 1,000+ students $21,949
Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Lower Yukon, FY23Lower Yukon $48,035; Bering Strait $47,252; Northwest Arctic Borough $46,368; North Slope Borough $41,153; Kodiak Island Borough $25,688; Sitka $23,911; Ketchikan Gateway Borough $23,131; Delta/Greely $15,157; Yukon-Koyukuk $12,886; Nenana City $8,241; State median, 1,000+ students $21,949.020k40k60kLower Yukon$48,035Bering Strait$47,252Northwest Arctic Borough$46,368North Slope Borough$41,153Kodiak Island Borough$25,688Sitka$23,911Ketchikan Gateway Borough$23,131Delta/Greely$15,157Yukon-Koyukuk$12,886Nenana City$8,241State median, 1,000+ students $21,949
Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Lower Yukon, FY23Lower Yukon $48,035; Bering Strait $47,252; Northwest Arctic Borough $46,368; North Slope Borough $41,153; Kodiak Island Borough $25,688; Sitka $23,911; Ketchikan Gateway Borough $23,131; Delta/Greely $15,157; Yukon-Koyukuk $12,886; Nenana City $8,241; State median, 1,000+ students $21,949.020k40k60kLower Yukon$48,035Bering Strait$47,252Northwest Arctic Borough$46,368North Slope Borough$41,153Kodiak Island Borough$25,688Sitka$23,911Ketchikan Gateway Borough$23,131Delta/Greely$15,157Yukon-Koyukuk$12,886Nenana City$8,241State median, 1,000+ students $21,949
Current spending per student, Alaska districts closest in size to Lower Yukon, FY23Lower Yukon $48,035; Bering Strait $47,252; Northwest Arctic Borough $46,368; North Slope Borough $41,153; Kodiak Island Borough $25,688; Sitka $23,911; Ketchikan Gateway Borough $23,131; Delta/Greely $15,157; Yukon-Koyukuk $12,886; Nenana City $8,241; State median, 1,000+ students $21,949.020k40k60kLower Yukon$48,035Bering Strait$47,252Northwest Arctic Borough$46,368North Slope Borough$41,153Kodiak Island Borough$25,688Sitka$23,911Ketchikan Gateway Borough$23,131Delta/Greely$15,157Yukon-Koyukuk$12,886Nenana City$8,241State median, 1,000+ students $21,949

Where the money came from

$93,690,000 in revenue: 44.2% state, 1.8% local and 54.0% federal. Total spending including $18,480,000 of capital outlay was $116,231,000, or $57,116 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lower Yukon School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $41,452,000; Local $1,650,000; Federal $50,588,000; total $93,690,000.
  • State$41,452,000 44%
  • Local$1,650,000 2%
  • Federal$50,588,000 54%

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 16 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,035 students in 2022-23, 2,045 students in 2023-24, 2,027 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lower Yukon School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,035, 2023-24: 2,045, 2024-25: 2,02701k2k3k2022-232,0352023-242,0452024-252,027
Lower Yukon School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,035, 2023-24: 2,045, 2024-25: 2,02701k2k3k2022-232,0352023-242,0452024-252,027
Lower Yukon School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,035, 2023-24: 2,045, 2024-25: 2,02701k2k3k2022-232,0352023-242,0452024-252,027
Lower Yukon School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,035, 2023-24: 2,045, 2024-25: 2,02701k2k3k2022-232,0352023-242,0452024-252,027

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,035130.215.6
2023-242,045120.217.0
2024-252,027128.615.8

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 Lower Yukon School District scored proficient or above: 1% or less in reading and 1% or less 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 arts1% or less29.4%1,035
Math1% or less22.8%1,038

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

65-69% of the 135 students in Lower Yukon 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 rate65‑69%77.9%
Students in the class1359,629

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.

1 middle school, 65 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hooper Bay Charter School6513.0100.0%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.

10 other schools, 1,962 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hooper Bay School36415.4100.0%Schoolwide program
Alakanuk School24819.190.7%Schoolwide program
Scammon Bay School24616.4100.0%Schoolwide program
Emmonak School23617.095.8%Schoolwide program
Pilot Station School19316.1100.0%Schoolwide program
Mountain Village School18514.2100.0%Schoolwide program
Kotlik School18016.495.6%Schoolwide program
Marshall School12814.296.1%Schoolwide program
Russian Mission School11814.896.6%Schoolwide program
Nunam Iqua School6412.8100.0%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 Lower Yukon 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 Lower Yukon School District

  1. Alaska districts by spending per studentLower Yukon School District ranks 1 of 16 Alaska districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($48,035).#1 of 16
  2. Every school district in AlaskaLower Yukon School District is the number 12 by size of 54 Alaska districts, with 2,035 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#12 of 54
  3. North Slope Borough School DistrictThe next larger Alaska district: 2,044 students in fall 2022, $41,153 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$41,153
  4. Northwest Arctic Borough School DistrictThe next smaller Alaska district: 1,911 students in fall 2022, $46,368 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$46,368
  5. Compare Lower Yukon School District with North Slope Borough School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Lower Yukon School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Lower Yukon School District?
    11 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 middle, 10 other), enrolling 2,027 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lower Yukon School District spend per student?
    $48,035 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $21,949 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $43,105 per student, down 10.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lower Yukon School District's money come from?
    $93,690,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 44.2% state, 1.8% local and 54.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lower Yukon School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 735 of the 1,904 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 38.6%, 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 Lower Yukon School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lower Yukon School District scored proficient or above: 1% or less in reading and 1% or less 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 Lower Yukon School District?
    65-69% of the 135 students in Lower Yukon 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 Lower Yukon School District's NCES district ID?
    0200003. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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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