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Nenana, Alaska - 2 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Nenana City School District #28 of 40 districts in Alaska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,781 per pupil, Nenana City School District ranks #53 of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending (Alaska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,858
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Nenana City School District operates 2 public schools serving 1,858 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alaska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,781 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 6 of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alaska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.6% local, 88.8% state, and 9.6% 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 36/100, ranked #28 of 40 in Alaska against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (30 AP courses district-wide), and 32.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.4% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Cyberlynx Correspondence Program, enrolling 2,085 students (91% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Nenana City School, at 194 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cyberlynx Correspondence Program accounts for 91.5% of all Nenana City School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Nenana City School District a distant remainder — means Nenana City 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.
Nenana City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.1% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Nenana City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.0% — 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.
How many schools are in Nenana City School District?
Nenana City School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,858 students.
How much does Nenana City School District spend per student?
Nenana City School District spends $8,781 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #28 in Alaska.
What is the demographic composition of Nenana City School District?
Nenana City School District students are 47.4% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, 1.0% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nenana City School District?
Nenana City School District has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #28 out of 40 districts in Alaska.