Marathon School
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Kenai, Alaska
Marathon School in Kenai, Alaska enrolled 8 students in 2024-25 with 1.8 full-time teachers, 4.6 students per teacher against the Alaska high-school median of 14.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 32.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 56%
8 students in 2022-23, 6 students in 2023-24, 8 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.1 to 1.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 8 | 1.1 | 7.1 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| 2024-25 | 8 | 1.8 | 4.6 |
4.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 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 Marathon School enrolled 5 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
37.5% of students were White, 37.5% American Indian, 25.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White37.5%
- American Indian37.5%
- Two or more races25.0%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Marathon School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 32.3% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Alaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | under 50% | 25% (2021-22) | 32.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.
High schools in Kenai
3 public high schools in Kenai report 2024-25 enrollment; Marathon School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai Central High School | 525 | 17.8 | 29.1% |
| Kenai Alternative High School | 45 | 9.8 | 64.4% |
| Marathon School | 8 | 4.6 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Marathon School
- Kenai Central High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 525 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Kenai Alternative High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 45 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Marathon School with Kenai Central High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Kenai Peninsula Borough School District spends per student$19,862 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,862
- The largest public schools in AlaskaMarathon School is the number 71 by size of 71 Alaska high schools open in 2024-25.#71 of 71
- Alaska schools by students per teacher4.6 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 14.6 for high schools.4.6:1
- 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 Marathon School
How many students attend Marathon School?
8 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 8 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Kenai, AK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Marathon School?
4.6 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 Marathon School a Title I school?
Marathon School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Marathon School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Marathon School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 32.3% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Marathon School in?
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, NCES district ID 0200390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020039000513 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, 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.