Totem Correspondence School

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Hydaburg, Alaska

Totem Correspondence School in Hydaburg, Alaska enrolled 41 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 41.0 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).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

55 students in 2022-23, 43 students in 2023-24, 41 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.0.

Students enrolled at Totem Correspondence School by school year2022-23: 55, 2023-24: 43, 2024-25: 4102040602022-23552023-24432024-2541
Students enrolled at Totem Correspondence School by school year2022-23: 55, 2023-24: 43, 2024-25: 4102040602022-23552023-24432024-2541
Students enrolled at Totem Correspondence School by school year2022-23: 55, 2023-24: 43, 2024-25: 4102040602022-23552023-24432024-2541
Students enrolled at Totem Correspondence School by school year2022-23: 55, 2023-24: 43, 2024-25: 4102040602022-23552023-24432024-2541
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23551.055.0
2023-24431.043.0
2024-25411.041.0

41.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 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; This school 41.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 41.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; This school 41.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 41.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; This school 41.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 41.0state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; This school 41.0; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 41.0state 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 Totem Correspondence School enrolled 56 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 absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

78.0% of students were White, 14.6% American Indian, 4.9% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White78.0%
  2. American Indian14.6%
  3. Asian4.9%
  4. Two or more races2.4%

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.

Schools of this kind in Hydaburg

2 public schools of this kind in Hydaburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Totem Correspondence School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hydaburg School769.3100.0%
Totem Correspondence School4141.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Totem Correspondence School

  1. How much Hydaburg City School District spends per student$37,653 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$37,653
  2. The largest public schools in AlaskaTotem Correspondence School is the number 125 by size of 210 Alaska schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#125 of 210
  3. Alaska schools by students per teacher41.0 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 11.3 for schools of this kind.41.0:1
  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 Totem Correspondence School

  1. How many students attend Totem Correspondence School?
    41 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 55 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Hydaburg, AK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Totem Correspondence School?
    41.0 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 Totem Correspondence School a Title I school?
    Totem Correspondence School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Totem Correspondence School in?
    Hydaburg City School District, NCES district ID 0200330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020033000746 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
  • 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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