Pelican School

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Pelican, Alaska

Pelican School in Pelican, Alaska enrolled 12 students in 2024-25 with 2.0 full-time teachers, 6.0 students per teacher against the Alaska median of 11.3. 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 held steady

12 students in 2022-23, 15 students in 2023-24, 12 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.0 to 2.0.

Students enrolled at Pelican School by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 15, 2024-25: 120510152022-23122023-24152024-2512
Students enrolled at Pelican School by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 15, 2024-25: 120510152022-23122023-24152024-2512
Students enrolled at Pelican School by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 15, 2024-25: 120510152022-23122023-24152024-2512
Students enrolled at Pelican School by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 15, 2024-25: 120510152022-23122023-24152024-2512
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23122.06.0
2023-24152.07.5
2024-25122.06.0

6.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Alaska schools of this kind

Among the 196 Alaska schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; Pelican School 6.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherPelican School 6.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; Pelican School 6.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherPelican School 6.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; Pelican School 6.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherPelican School 6.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; Pelican School 6.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherPelican School 6.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8

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 Pelican School enrolled 16 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 absent75.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

83.3% of students were White, 16.7% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White83.3%
  2. American Indian16.7%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Pelican 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtAlaska
Mathunder 50%not published32.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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.

What to look at next about Pelican School

  1. How much Pelican City School District spends per student$59,917 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$59,917
  2. The largest public schools in AlaskaPelican School is the number 192 by size of 210 Alaska schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#192 of 210
  3. Alaska schools by students per teacher6.0 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 11.3 for schools of this kind.6.0:1
  4. 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 Pelican School

  1. How many students attend Pelican School?
    12 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 12 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Pelican, AK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pelican School?
    6.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for schools of this kind is 11.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pelican School a Title I school?
    Pelican School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pelican School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Pelican 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.
  5. What district is Pelican School in?
    Pelican City School District, NCES district ID 0200630. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020063000304 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.

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