Other / mixed grade configuration · Fort Yukon, AK

Fort Yukon School

Federal NCES profile for Fort Yukon School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 020077500362
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0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
66
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
34
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fort Yukon School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Alaska schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Alaska schools.

44
Resource Index · Typical
8.4:1
small classes for Alaska
72.4%
free-lunch eligible
76
students enrolled

Fort Yukon School has class sizes smaller than 86% of Alaska schools. Computed live against every Alaska school reporting to NCES.

School address

Fort Yukon, AK 99740
District: Yukon Flats School District · Alaska

NCES ID 020077500362 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 020077500362 · Fort Yukon, AK Other · SMALL · TRAD

76 enr · 8.4:1 · 72.4% lunch · RII 44

Nearest enrollment peer: John Fredson School (32 students)

Fort Yukon School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Alaska schools → · Find another →

Fort Yukon School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Fort Yukon School reports 76 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Fort Yukon School compares

Fort Yukon 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 8.4:1 ▼ 45% 15.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 72.4% ▲ 18% 61.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 76 top 68% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.4:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
76
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
72.4%
free-lunch eligible - 18% 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
8.4:1
students per teacher - 45% 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
26.3%
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
$76,782
per pupil, district-wide - above Alaska avg of $33,705
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 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.

Student demographics

American Indian / Alaska Native 100.0%

Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Fort Yukon School is less mixed than the Alaska school average of 43.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Yukon Flats School District, which includes Fort Yukon School.

$76,782
Per student
+128%
vs Alaska
Avg $33,705
+335%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 1.7%
State 45.1%
Federal 53.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Fort Yukon School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
John Fredson School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Arctic Village School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Circle School Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Cruikshank School Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Tsuk Taih School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Fort Yukon School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Yukon Flats School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~76 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.4:1)

Frequently asked questions about Fort Yukon School

How many students attend Fort Yukon School?

Fort Yukon School has 76 students enrolled. It is a public school in Fort Yukon, AK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Yukon School?

The student-teacher ratio at Fort Yukon School is 8.4:1, which is 45% 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 Fort Yukon School?

72.4% of students at Fort Yukon School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Alaska average of 61.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fort Yukon School?

The largest demographic group at Fort Yukon School is American Indian / Alaska Native at 100.0% of enrollment, in Fort Yukon, AK.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fort Yukon School?

Fort Yukon School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Yukon Flats School District?

Besides Fort Yukon School, Yukon Flats School District also operates John Fredson School (32 students), Arctic Village School (24 students), and Circle School (16 students). See the Yukon Flats School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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