Koliganek School

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Koliganek, Alaska

Koliganek School in Koliganek, Alaska enrolled 60 students in 2024-25 with 4.3 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Alaska median of 11.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 28%

57 students in 2022-23, 61 students in 2023-24, 60 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.0 to 4.3.

Students enrolled at Koliganek School by school year2022-23: 57, 2023-24: 61, 2024-25: 600204060802022-23572023-24612024-2560
Students enrolled at Koliganek School by school year2022-23: 57, 2023-24: 61, 2024-25: 600204060802022-23572023-24612024-2560
Students enrolled at Koliganek School by school year2022-23: 57, 2023-24: 61, 2024-25: 600204060802022-23572023-24612024-2560
Students enrolled at Koliganek School by school year2022-23: 57, 2023-24: 61, 2024-25: 600204060802022-23572023-24612024-2560
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23576.09.5
2023-24614.713.1
2024-25604.314.0

14.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Alaska schools of this kind

Among the 196 Alaska schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; Koliganek School 14.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherKoliganek School 14.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; Koliganek School 14.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherKoliganek School 14.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; Koliganek School 14.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherKoliganek School 14.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; Koliganek School 14.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherKoliganek School 14.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8

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).

One counselor per 230 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Koliganek School enrolled 46 students and had 0.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.2, one per 230 of the 46 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent66.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

96.7% of students were American Indian, 3.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. American Indian96.7%
  2. Two or more races3.3%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Koliganek School scored proficient or above: 10% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alaska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlaska
Reading and language arts, 2021-2210% or less3%29.4%
Math, 2022-2320% or less2% (2021-22)32.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Koliganek School

  1. William Sonny Nelson SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 27 miles away: 17 students, 8.2 per teacher (2024-25).27 mi
  2. Compare Koliganek School with William Sonny Nelson SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much Southwest Region School District spends per student$42,157 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$42,157
  4. The largest public schools in AlaskaKoliganek School is the number 113 by size of 210 Alaska schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#113 of 210
  5. Alaska schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 11.3 for schools of this kind.14.0:1
  6. 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 Koliganek School

  1. How many students attend Koliganek School?
    60 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 57 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Koliganek, AK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Koliganek School?
    14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for schools of this kind is 11.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Koliganek School a Title I school?
    Koliganek School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Koliganek School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Koliganek School scored proficient or above: 10% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Alaska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Koliganek School in?
    Southwest Region School District, NCES district ID 0200710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020071000333 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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency 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.

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