Enrollment
39
Alaska · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 020061000470
Kiita Learning Community — Utqiagvik, AK
Federal NCES profile for Kiita Learning Community, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 26/100.
👥 Class size 0
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 92
📋 Attendance 0
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: North Slope Borough School District · Alaska
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
27:1
vs 20:1 Alaska avg
+35% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
27.8%
vs 61.5% Alaska avg
-55% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Kiita Learning Community compares with Alaska and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Kiita Learning Community reports 39 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 2.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 27:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 35% above the Alaska state mean of 20:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 70% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 27.8% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 55% below the Alaska average and 46% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 39 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 100.0% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding North Slope Borough School District spends $40,367 per pupil district-wide, above the Alaska average of $36,093 and above the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 54.3% from local sources (property taxes), 29.6% from the state, and 16.1% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (F), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Kiita Learning Community compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Alaska state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Alaska | Alaska avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 27:1 | ▲ 35% | 20:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 27.8% | ▼ 55% | 61.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 39 | top 20% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
27.8%
free-lunch eligible
— 55% below the Alaska average of 61.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
27:1
students per teacher
— 35% above state mean
Top 94% in Alaska — lower ratio than 6% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
100.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$40,367
per pupil, district-wide
— above Alaska avg of $36,093
Above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 39 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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
Enrollment 39 Top 20% in Alaska — larger than 80% of 496 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 2.0
Students per teacher 27:1 +35% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 27.8% -55% vs state
NCES ID 020061000470
Student demographics
American Indian / Alaska Native 87.2%
Two or More 12.8%
Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 87.2% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP program Not offered
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 39:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 100.0%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for North Slope Borough School District, which includes Kiita Learning Community.
$40,367
Per student
+12%
vs Alaska
Avg $36,093
+107%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 54.3%
State 29.6%
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.
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- Enrollment
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- Students per teacher
- 16.3:1
- Enrollment
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- Students per teacher
- 15.3:1
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- Students per teacher
- 16.8:1
- Enrollment
- 214
- Students per teacher
- 14.5:1
- Enrollment
- 143
- Students per teacher
- 20.1:1
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Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
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School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Kiita Learning Community
How many students attend Kiita Learning Community?
Kiita Learning Community has 39 students enrolled. It is a high school in Utqiagvik, AK.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kiita Learning Community?
The student-teacher ratio at Kiita Learning Community is 27:1, which is 35% higher than the Alaska average of 20:1 and 70% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Kiita Learning Community?
27.8% of students at Kiita Learning Community are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Alaska average of 61.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kiita Learning Community?
The largest demographic group at Kiita Learning Community is American Indian / Alaska Native at 87.2%. The school serves a student body in Utqiagvik, AK.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Kiita Learning Community?
Kiita Learning Community has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (F) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.