Main Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Kodiak, Alaska

Main Elementary in Kodiak, Alaska enrolled 177 students in 2024-25 with 14.5 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the Alaska elementary-school median of 15.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

191 students in 2022-23, 201 students in 2023-24, 177 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.5 to 14.5.

Students enrolled at Main Elementary by school year2022-23: 191, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 17701002003002022-231912023-242012024-25177
Students enrolled at Main Elementary by school year2022-23: 191, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 17701002003002022-231912023-242012024-25177
Students enrolled at Main Elementary by school year2022-23: 191, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 17701002003002022-231912023-242012024-25177
Students enrolled at Main Elementary by school year2022-23: 191, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 17701002003002022-231912023-242012024-25177
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2319114.513.2
2023-2420115.513.0
2024-2517714.512.2

12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 of every 100 Alaska elementary schools

Among the 168 Alaska elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alaska elementary schools, 2024-25168 values from 4.0 to 26.2; Main Elementary 12.2; state median 15.6.0102030students per full-time teacherMain Elementary 12.2state median 15.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska elementary schools, 2024-25168 values from 4.0 to 26.2; Main Elementary 12.2; state median 15.6.0102030students per full-time teacherMain Elementary 12.2state median 15.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska elementary schools, 2024-25168 values from 4.0 to 26.2; Main Elementary 12.2; state median 15.6.0102030students per full-time teacherMain Elementary 12.2state median 15.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alaska elementary schools, 2024-25168 values from 4.0 to 26.2; Main Elementary 12.2; state median 15.6.0102030students per full-time teacherMain Elementary 12.2state median 15.6U.S. 14.6

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 177 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Main Elementary enrolled 177 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 177 of the 177 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent47.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.6% of students were Asian, 21.5% White, 19.2% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. Asian48.6%
  2. White21.5%
  3. American Indian19.2%
  4. Hispanic3.4%
  5. Two or more races3.4%
  6. Pacific Islander2.3%
  7. Black1.7%

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 Main Elementary scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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, 2021-2210‑14%29%29.4%
Math, 2022-2330‑34%18% (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.

Elementary schools in Kodiak

4 public elementary schools in Kodiak report 2024-25 enrollment; Main Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
East Elementary28910.448.4%
Peterson Elementary20614.722.3%
Main Elementary17712.252.5%
North Star Elementary1619.860.9%

All public schools in Kodiak →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Main Elementary

  1. East ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 289 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. North Star ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 161 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Main Elementary with East ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Kodiak Island Borough School District spends per student$25,688 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,688
  5. The largest public schools in AlaskaMain Elementary is the number 138 by size of 168 Alaska elementary schools open in 2024-25.#138 of 168
  6. Alaska schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 15.6 for elementary schools.12.2:1
  7. 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 Main Elementary

  1. How many students attend Main Elementary?
    177 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 191 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kodiak, AK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Main Elementary?
    12.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for elementary schools is 15.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Main Elementary a Title I school?
    Main Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Main Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Main Elementary scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 Main Elementary in?
    Kodiak Island Borough School District, NCES district ID 0200480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020048000188 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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