An equity score of 47/100 ranks Nome Public Schools #19 of 40 districts in Alaska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,174 per pupil, Nome Public Schools ranks #34 of 53 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending (Alaska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
719
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$25,174
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Nome Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 719 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alaska. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 elementary 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 Nome Census Area.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,174 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 53 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alaska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.2% local, 61.0% state, and 15.9% 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 47/100, ranked #19 of 40 in Alaska against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 244.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 64.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 20.2% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Anvil City Science Academy, with a diversity index of 66.3/100.
Its largest campus is Nome Elementary, enrolling 306 students (46% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Extensions Correspondence, at 32 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Nome Elementary accounts for 42.6% of all Nome Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Nome Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Nome Public Schools school enrollment varies 9.6× across entities
Nome Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 32 students (lowest) to 306 students (highest), a spread of 274 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.
Nome Public Schools reports 100.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Nome Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 244:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Nome Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 64.4% — 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.
Nome Public Schools has 4 schools, including 3 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 719 students.
How much does Nome Public Schools spend per student?
Nome Public Schools spends $25,174 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #19 in Alaska.
What is the demographic composition of Nome Public Schools?
Nome Public Schools students are 20.2% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nome Public Schools?
Nome Public Schools has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #19 out of 40 districts in Alaska.