Enrollment
17
Alaska · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Chiniak, AK
Chiniak School
Federal NCES profile for Chiniak School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 020048000181
👥 S:T ratio 66
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 79
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Chiniak School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Alaska schools.
- 54
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.5:1
- small classes for Alaska
- 75.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 17
- students enrolled
Chiniak School has class sizes smaller than 86% of Alaska schools. Computed live against every Alaska school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Kodiak Island Borough School District · Alaska
NCES ID 020048000181 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.5:1
vs 15.2:1 Alaska avg
-44% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
75.0%
vs 61.5% Alaska avg
+22% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Chiniak School compares with Alaska and U.S. medians
What stands out at Chiniak School
Chiniak School is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Chiniak, Alaska, enrolling 17 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.5:1, Chiniak School is leaner than roughly 86% of Alaska schools and 44% under the state's 15.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 75.0% lands close to the Alaska typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 17 puts it in the smaller third of Alaska schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 495 Alaska schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (47%) and American Indian / Alaska Native (41%) (diversity index 59/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 106 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 58.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Kodiak Island Borough School District spends $24,046 per pupil, 28% below the Alaska average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 15.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Kodiak Island Borough School District also operates Kodiak High School (579 students) and Kodiak Middle School (401 students) alongside Chiniak School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Chiniak School compares
Chiniak School on the metrics families compare, against Alaska and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Alaska | Alaska avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.5:1 | ▼ 44% | 15.2:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 75.0% | ▲ 22% | 61.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 17 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.5:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
17
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
75.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 22% above the Alaska average of 61.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.5:1
students per teacher
- 44% below state mean
Top 14% in Alaska - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
58.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$24,046
per pupil, district-wide
- below Alaska avg of $33,240
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 47.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 41.2%
Two or More 11.8%
Largest group: White at 47.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 59.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 59.4, Chiniak School is more mixed than the Alaska school average of 43.0.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kodiak Island Borough School District, which includes Chiniak School.
$24,046
Per student
-28%
vs Alaska
Avg $33,240
+45%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 18.5%
State 65.7%
Federal 15.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Chiniak School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kodiak High School | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Kodiak Middle School | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| East Elementary | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Peterson Elementary | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Akteach | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Chiniak School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 579
- Students per teacher
- 13.2:1
- Resource Index
- 54/100
- Enrollment
- 401
- Students per teacher
- 16:1
- Resource Index
- 42/100
- Enrollment
- 289
- Students per teacher
- 10:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
- Enrollment
- 206
- Students per teacher
- 17.2:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
- Enrollment
- 199
- Students per teacher
- 66.3:1
- Resource Index
- 23/100
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Alaska, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~17 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.5:1)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Chiniak School's federal record.
- Compare Chiniak School against another school. Compare schools
- Kodiak Island Borough School District's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Chiniak School
How many students attend Chiniak School?
Chiniak School has 17 students enrolled. It is a public school in Chiniak, AK.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chiniak School?
The student-teacher ratio at Chiniak School is 8.5:1, which is 44% lower than the Alaska average of 15.2:1 and 46% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Chiniak School?
75.0% of students at Chiniak School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Alaska average of 61.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Chiniak School?
The largest demographic group at Chiniak School is White at 47.1% of enrollment, in Chiniak, AK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.4/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Chiniak School?
Chiniak School has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Chiniak School a good school?
Chiniak School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Alaska schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Kodiak Island Borough School District?
Besides Chiniak School, Kodiak Island Borough School District also operates Kodiak High School (579 students), Kodiak Middle School (401 students), and East Elementary (289 students). See the Kodiak Island Borough School District district page for the complete list.
Related tools
Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.