Other / mixed grade configuration · Skagway, AK

Skagway School

Federal NCES profile for Skagway School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 020069000310
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👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Skagway School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 80% of Alaska schools.

30
Resource Index · Lower
9.9:1
small classes for Alaska
138
students enrolled

Skagway School has class sizes smaller than 80% of Alaska schools. Computed live against every Alaska school reporting to NCES.

School address

Skagway, AK 99840
District: Skagway School District · Alaska

NCES ID 020069000310 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 020069000310 · Skagway, AK Other · SMALL · TRAD

138 enr · 9.9:1 · RII 30

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Skagway 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 Skagway School compares

Skagway 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 9.9:1 ▼ 35% 15.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 138 top 57% - -

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

9.9:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
138
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
9.9:1
students per teacher - 35% below state mean
Top 20% in Alaska - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
58.7%
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
$28,651
per pupil, district-wide - below 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 + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 77.5%
Two or More 11.6%
Asian 4.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino 2.9%

Largest group: White at 77.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.2, Skagway School is less mixed than the Alaska school average of 43.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 3

Funding & spending

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

$28,651
Per student
-15%
vs Alaska
Avg $33,705
+62%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 57.3%
State 35.5%
Federal 7.1%

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 (~138 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Skagway School

How many students attend Skagway School?

Skagway School has 138 students enrolled. It is a public school in Skagway, AK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Skagway School?

The student-teacher ratio at Skagway School is 9.9:1, which is 35% lower than the Alaska average of 15.2:1 and 37% 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 Skagway School?

The largest demographic group at Skagway School is White at 77.5% of enrollment, in Skagway, AK.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Skagway School?

Skagway School has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower 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 Skagway School District?

None reported; Skagway School District operates only Skagway 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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