Other / mixed grade configuration · Pelican, AK

Pelican School

Federal NCES profile for Pelican School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 020063000304
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
76
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
17
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pelican School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Alaska schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
6:1
small classes for Alaska
12
students enrolled

Pelican School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Alaska schools. Computed live against every Alaska school reporting to NCES.

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 020063000304 · Pelican, AK Other · SMALL · TRAD

12 enr · 6:1 · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Pelican 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 Pelican School compares

Pelican 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 6:1 ▼ 61% 15.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 12 top 94% - -

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

6:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
12
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
6:1
students per teacher - 61% below state mean
Top 7% in Alaska - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
33.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$59,917
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.

Student demographics

White 83.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 16.7%

Largest group: White at 83.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.8, Pelican School is less mixed than the Alaska school average of 43.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pelican City School District, which includes Pelican School.

$59,917
Per student
+78%
vs Alaska
Avg $33,705
+239%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 8.2%
State 85.1%
Federal 6.7%

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.

Frequently asked questions about Pelican School

How many students attend Pelican School?

Pelican School has 12 students enrolled. It is a public school in Pelican, AK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pelican School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pelican School is 6:1, which is 61% lower than the Alaska average of 15.2:1 and 62% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pelican School?

The largest demographic group at Pelican School is White at 83.3% of enrollment, in Pelican, AK.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pelican School?

Pelican School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (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 Pelican City School District?

None reported; Pelican City School District operates only Pelican School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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