Whale Pass School
Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Whale Pass, Alaska
Whale Pass School in Whale Pass, Alaska enrolled 9 students in 2024-25 with 1.5 full-time teachers, 6.0 students per teacher against the Alaska median of 11.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% or more of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50% or more proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 47% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 35%
17 students in 2022-23, 11 students in 2023-24, 9 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.3 to 1.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 17 | 2.3 | 7.4 |
| 2023-24 | 11 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 2024-25 | 9 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
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.
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 340 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Whale Pass School enrolled 17 students and had 0.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.1, one per 340 of the 17 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent17.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
55.6% of students were White, 44.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White55.6%
- Hispanic44.4%
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 Whale Pass School scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading in 2021-22 and 50% or more 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 | 50% or more | 35‑39% | 29.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50% or more | 15‑19% (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.
What to look at next about Whale Pass School
- How much Southeast Island School District spends per student$52,700 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$52,700
- The largest public schools in AlaskaWhale Pass School is the number 205 by size of 210 Alaska schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#205 of 210
- 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
- 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 Whale Pass School
How many students attend Whale Pass School?
9 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 17 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Whale Pass, AK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Whale Pass 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.Is Whale Pass School a Title I school?
Whale Pass School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Whale Pass School do on state tests?
The students tested at Whale Pass School scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading in 2021-22 and 50% or more 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 district is Whale Pass School in?
Southeast Island School District, NCES district ID 0200700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020070000526 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
- 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.