Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr.

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Eagle River, Alaska

Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. in Eagle River, Alaska enrolled 105 students in 2024-25 with 2.0 full-time teachers, 52.5 students per teacher against the Alaska median of 11.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% or more of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 32.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Alaska: 77.9%).

Enrollment fell 32% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 100%

154 students in 2022-23, 156 students in 2023-24, 105 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 2.0.

Students enrolled at Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. by school year2022-23: 154, 2023-24: 156, 2024-25: 1050501001502002022-231542023-241562024-25105
Students enrolled at Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. by school year2022-23: 154, 2023-24: 156, 2024-25: 1050501001502002022-231542023-241562024-25105
Students enrolled at Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. by school year2022-23: 154, 2023-24: 156, 2024-25: 1050501001502002022-231542023-241562024-25105
Students enrolled at Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. by school year2022-23: 154, 2023-24: 156, 2024-25: 1050501001502002022-231542023-241562024-25105
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231541.0154.0
2023-241562.078.0
2024-251052.052.5

52.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Alaska schools of this kind

Among the 196 Alaska schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; This school 52.5; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 52.5state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; This school 52.5; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 52.5state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; This school 52.5; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 52.5state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; This school 52.5; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 52.5state median 11.3U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. enrolled 132 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent0.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.1% of students were White, 11.4% American Indian, 5.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White78.1%
  2. American Indian11.4%
  3. Two or more races5.7%
  4. Hispanic4.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. scored proficient or above: 50% or more in math, against 32.3% in math across Alaska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alaska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtAlaska
Math50% or more5% or less (2021-22)32.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 7 students in Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr.'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 schoolIts districtAlaska
Four-year graduation rate50% or moreunder 50%77.9%
Students in the class7129,629

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr.

  1. Bartlett High SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 9.1 miles away: 1,431 students, 21.7 per teacher (2024-25).9.1 mi
  2. Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of HearingThe next nearest public school of this kind, 12 miles away: 25 students, 22.3 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. with Bartlett High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Iditarod Area School District spends per student$37,660 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$37,660
  5. The largest public schools in AlaskaDistance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. is the number 79 by size of 210 Alaska schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#79 of 210
  6. Alaska schools by students per teacher52.5 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 11.3 for schools of this kind.52.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr.

  1. How many students attend Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr.?
    105 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 154 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Eagle River, AK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr.?
    52.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for schools of this kind is 11.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. a Title I school?
    Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. scored proficient or above: 50% or more in math, against 32.3% 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr.?
    50% or more of the 7 students in Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr.'s class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.9% across Alaska. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr. in?
    Iditarod Area School District, NCES district ID 0200520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020052000327 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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 state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22