Kiita Learning Community
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Utqiagvik, Alaska
Kiita Learning Community in Utqiagvik, Alaska enrolled 39 students in 2024-25 with 4.0 full-time teachers, 9.8 students per teacher against the Alaska high-school median of 14.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (Alaska: 77.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 28% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 67%
54 students in 2022-23, 42 students in 2023-24, 39 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.4 to 4.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 54 | 2.4 | 22.5 |
| 2023-24 | 42 | 4.0 | 10.5 |
| 2024-25 | 39 | 4.0 | 9.8 |
9.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 Alaska high schools
Among the 70 Alaska high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kiita Learning Community enrolled 30 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent87.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.2% of students were American Indian, 12.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- American Indian87.2%
- Two or more races12.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
60-79% of the 29 students in Kiita Learning Community's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.9% across Alaska. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Alaska | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 60‑79% | 70‑74% | 77.9% |
| Students in the class | 29 | 142 | 9,629 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Utqiagvik
2 public high schools in Utqiagvik report 2024-25 enrollment; Kiita Learning Community is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow High School | 259 | 13.3 | 34.4% |
| Kiita Learning Community | 39 | 9.8 | 41.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kiita Learning Community
- Barrow High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 259 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Kiita Learning Community with Barrow High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much North Slope Borough School District spends per student$41,153 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$41,153
- The largest public schools in AlaskaKiita Learning Community is the number 65 by size of 71 Alaska high schools open in 2024-25.#65 of 71
- Alaska schools by students per teacher9.8 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 14.6 for high schools.9.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Kiita Learning Community
How many students attend Kiita Learning Community?
39 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 54 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Utqiagvik, AK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kiita Learning Community?
9.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Kiita Learning Community a Title I school?
Kiita Learning Community was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Kiita Learning Community?
60-79% of the 29 students in Kiita Learning Community's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.9% across Alaska. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Kiita Learning Community in?
North Slope Borough School District, NCES district ID 0200610. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020061000470 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.