Other / mixed grade configuration · Hope, AK

Hope School

Federal NCES profile for Hope School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 020039000159
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0/100100/10029/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hope School earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 77% of Alaska schools.

29
Resource Index · Lower
10.5:1
small classes for Alaska
21
students enrolled

Hope School has class sizes smaller than 77% of Alaska schools. Computed live against every Alaska school reporting to NCES.

School address

Hope, AK 99605
District: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District · Alaska

NCES ID 020039000159 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-2 students YoY

Hope School shrank from 21 students in 2022-23 to 19 in 2023-24 (-9.5%).

Teacher FTE held 2.2 → 2.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-2 students YoY 020039000159 · Hope, AK Other · SMALL · TRAD

21 enr · 10.5:1 · RII 29

Nearest enrollment peer: Connections (1,188 students)

Hope School shrank from 21 students in 2022-23 to 19 in 2023-24 (-9.5%). Teacher FTE held 2.2 → 2.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Alaska schools → · Find another →

Hope School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Hope School reports 21 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 Hope School compares

Hope School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Alaska and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Alaska Alaska avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.5:1 ▼ 31% 15.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 21 top 87% - -

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

10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
21
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher - 31% below state mean
Top 23% in Alaska - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
66.7%
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
$19,862
per pupil, district-wide - below Alaska avg of $33,705
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting 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

White 85.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 9.5%
Two or More 4.8%

Largest group: White at 85.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 25.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 25.4, Hope School is less mixed than the Alaska school average of 43.0.

Programs

District finance for Kenai Peninsula Borough School District reports $19,862 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Hope School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Connections Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Soldotna High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Kenai Central High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Mt. View Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Kenai Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District · 5 sibling schools

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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 (~21 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Hope School

How many students attend Hope School?

Hope School has 21 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hope, AK. CCD year-over-year: 21 (2022-23) → 19 (2023-24), down 2.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hope School?

The student-teacher ratio at Hope School is 10.5:1, which is 31% lower than the Alaska average of 15.2:1 and 33% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hope School?

The largest demographic group at Hope School is White at 85.7% of enrollment, in Hope, AK.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hope School?

Hope School has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough School District?

Besides Hope School, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District also operates Connections (1,188 students), Soldotna High School (695 students), and Kenai Central High School (525 students). See the Kenai Peninsula Borough 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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