Other / mixed grade configuration · Kachemak, AK

Kachemak Selo School

Federal NCES profile for Kachemak Selo School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 020039000718
0/100100/10028/100
👥 S:T ratio
40
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
40
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kachemak Selo School earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Alaska median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Alaska schools.

28
Resource Index · Lower
15:1
students per teacher
30
students enrolled

Kachemak Selo School has class sizes near the Alaska median. Computed live against every Alaska school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

30

Alaska · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

2.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15:1

vs 15.2:1 Alaska avg

-1% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Kachemak Selo School compares with Alaska and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Kachemak Selo School

Kachemak Selo School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Kachemak, Alaska, enrolling 30 students.

At 15:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Alaska median, within a few percentage points of the 15.2:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Enrollment of 30 puts it in the smaller third of Alaska schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 495 scored Alaska schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 300 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 93.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Kenai Peninsula Borough School District spends $20,242 per pupil, 39% below the Alaska average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 16.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District also operates Connections (1,188 students) and Soldotna High School (695 students) alongside Kachemak Selo 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 Kachemak Selo School compares

Kachemak Selo 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 15:1 ▼ 1% 15.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 30 top 83% - -

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

15:1
Leaner classes than 47% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
30
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
15:1
students per teacher - 1% below state mean
Top 56% in Alaska - lower ratio than 44% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
93.3%
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
$20,242
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
Counselors0.1 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.

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 100.0%

Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

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

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which includes Kachemak Selo School.

$20,242
Per student
-39%
vs Alaska
Avg $33,240
+22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 29.3%
State 54.5%
Federal 16.1%

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 Kachemak Selo 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 Similar S:T ratio
Kenai Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Kachemak Selo 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

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Kachemak Selo School's federal record.

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 Kachemak Selo School

How many students attend Kachemak Selo School?

Kachemak Selo School has 30 students enrolled. It is a public school in Kachemak, AK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Kachemak Selo School?

The student-teacher ratio at Kachemak Selo School is 15:1, which is 1% lower than the Alaska average of 15.2:1 and 4% 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 Kachemak Selo School?

The largest demographic group at Kachemak Selo School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Kachemak, AK.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kachemak Selo School?

Kachemak Selo School has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower 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 Kachemak Selo School a good school?

Kachemak Selo School earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Alaska median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough School District?

Besides Kachemak Selo 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.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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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