Other / mixed grade configuration · Coffman Cove, AK

Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 020070000314
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0/100100/10029/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
24
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 81% of Alaska schools.

29
Resource Index · Lower
9.5:1
small classes for Alaska
55.6%
free-lunch eligible
19
students enrolled

Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School has class sizes smaller than 81% of Alaska schools. Computed live against every Alaska school reporting to NCES.

School address

Coffman Cove, AK 99918
District: Southeast Island School District · Alaska

NCES ID 020070000314 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 020070000314 · Coffman Cove, AK Other · SMALL · TRAD

19 enr · 9.5:1 · 55.6% lunch · RII 29

Nearest enrollment peer: Thorne Bay School (66 students)

Howard Valentine Coffman Cove 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 →

Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School reports 19 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 Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School compares

Howard Valentine Coffman Cove 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 9.5:1 ▼ 37% 15.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 55.6% ▼ 10% 61.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 19 top 89% - -

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

9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
19
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
55.6%
free-lunch eligible - 10% below the Alaska average of 61.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.5:1
students per teacher - 37% below state mean
Top 19% in Alaska - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
42.1%
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
$52,700
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
Counselors0.1 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 78.9%
Two or More 21.1%

Largest group: White at 78.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 33.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 33.3, Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School is less mixed than the Alaska school average of 43.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Southeast Island School District, which includes Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School.

$52,700
Per student
+56%
vs Alaska
Avg $33,705
+198%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 2.5%
State 71.9%
Federal 25.7%

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 Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Thorne Bay School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Barry Craig Stewart Kasaan School Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Ak-Trails Correspondence Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Naukati School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Hollis School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Southeast Island 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 (~19 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School

How many students attend Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School?

Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School has 19 students enrolled. It is a public school in Coffman Cove, AK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School?

The student-teacher ratio at Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School is 9.5:1, which is 37% lower than the Alaska average of 15.2:1 and 39% 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 Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School?

55.6% of students at Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Alaska average of 61.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School?

The largest demographic group at Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School is White at 78.9% of enrollment, in Coffman Cove, AK.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School?

Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Southeast Island School District?

Besides Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School, Southeast Island School District also operates Thorne Bay School (66 students), Barry Craig Stewart Kasaan School (18 students), and Ak-Trails Correspondence (15 students). See the Southeast Island 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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