Nome-Beltz Middle/High
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Nome, Alaska
Nome-Beltz Middle/High in Nome, Alaska enrolled 274 students in 2024-25 with 21.5 full-time teachers, 12.7 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). On the state tests, 6-9% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-79% (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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
295 students in 2022-23, 291 students in 2023-24, 274 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 21.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 295 | 25.0 | 11.8 |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 20.3 | 14.3 |
| 2024-25 | 274 | 21.5 | 12.7 |
12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 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).
One counselor per 199 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Nome-Beltz Middle/High enrolled 298 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 49 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 199 of the 298 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions49
- Chronically absent64.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.0% of students were American Indian, 32.1% of two or more races, 6.9% White in 2024-25.
- American Indian58.0%
- Two or more races32.1%
- White6.9%
- Hispanic1.8%
- Black0.7%
- Asian0.4%
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 Nome-Beltz Middle/High scored proficient or above: 6-9% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Alaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 6‑9% | 14% | 29.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 6‑9% | 13% (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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
70-79% of the 45 students in Nome-Beltz Middle/High'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 | 70‑79% | 70‑79% | 77.9% |
| Students in the class | 45 | 53 | 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.
What to look at next about Nome-Beltz Middle/High
- How much Nome Public Schools spends per student$25,174 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,174
- The largest public schools in AlaskaNome-Beltz Middle/High is the number 31 by size of 71 Alaska high schools open in 2024-25.#31 of 71
- Alaska schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 14.6 for high schools.12.7:1
- 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 Nome-Beltz Middle/High
How many students attend Nome-Beltz Middle/High?
274 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 295 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Nome, AK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Nome-Beltz Middle/High?
12.7 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 Nome-Beltz Middle/High a Title I school?
Nome-Beltz Middle/High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Nome-Beltz Middle/High do on state tests?
The students tested at Nome-Beltz Middle/High scored proficient or above: 6-9% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% 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.What is the graduation rate at Nome-Beltz Middle/High?
70-79% of the 45 students in Nome-Beltz Middle/High'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 Nome-Beltz Middle/High in?
Nome Public Schools, NCES district ID 0200570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020057000568 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
- 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.