Other / mixed grade configuration · Tanana, AK

Maudrey J. Sommer School

Federal NCES profile for Maudrey J. Sommer School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 020071500488
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0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
42
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
57
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Maudrey J. Sommer School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Alaska median.

43
Resource Index · Typical
14.5:1
students per teacher
29
students enrolled

Maudrey J. Sommer School has class sizes near the Alaska median. Computed live against every Alaska school reporting to NCES.

School address

Tanana, AK 99777
District: Tanana City School District · Alaska

NCES ID 020071500488 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 020071500488 · Tanana, AK Other · SMALL · TRAD

29 enr · 14.5:1 · RII 43

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Maudrey J. Sommer School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Alaska schools → · Find another →

How Maudrey J. Sommer School compares

Maudrey J. Sommer School on the metrics families compare, against Alaska and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Alaska Alaska avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.5:1 ▼ 5% 15.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 29 top 83% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.5:1
Leaner classes than 52% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
29
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
14.5:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 51% in Alaska - lower ratio than 49% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
17.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$53,552
per pupil, district-wide - above Alaska avg of $33,705
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tanana City School District, which includes Maudrey J. Sommer School.

$53,552
Per student
+59%
vs Alaska
Avg $33,705
+203%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 1.6%
State 80.1%
Federal 18.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~29 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Maudrey J. Sommer School

How many students attend Maudrey J. Sommer School?

Maudrey J. Sommer School has 29 students enrolled. It is a public school in Tanana, AK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Maudrey J. Sommer School?

The student-teacher ratio at Maudrey J. Sommer School is 14.5:1, which is 5% lower than the Alaska average of 15.2:1 and 8% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Maudrey J. Sommer School?

Maudrey J. Sommer School has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Tanana City School District?

None reported; Tanana City School District operates only Maudrey J. Sommer School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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