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Skagway School

Serves grades PK - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1563 Main St
Skagway, AK 99840
Phone
(907) 983-2960
District
Skagway School District
County
SKAGWAY MUNICIPALITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
152
Classroom Teachers
14

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.9% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Skagway School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

80 60 40 20 0
65%
28%
72%
32%
57%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
11
11
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 6 3.9%
Kindergarten 18 11.8%
Grade 1 15 9.9%
Grade 2 11 7.2%
Grade 3 9 5.9%
Grade 4 12 7.9%
Grade 5 8 5.3%
Grade 6 12 7.9%
Grade 7 15 9.9%
Grade 8 14 9.2%
Grade 9 8 5.3%
Grade 10 5 3.3%
Grade 11 10 6.6%
Grade 12 9 5.9%
Total 152 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.0% 88.0% 55.2%
Black 0.7% 0.7% 2.7%
Hispanic 2.1% 2.1% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.2% 4.2% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.9% 4.9% 27.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 39.2%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 36.3%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 2.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,303 733,583
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3.0 1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 6.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.5% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 41.2% 36.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.4% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 13.8% 12.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 410 264,376
Single Parent Households With Children 4.6% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.7% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.8% 30.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.7% 23.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.5% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 20.2% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.1% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 24.6% 12.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 2.2% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 2.7% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,138 $2,453,000 65.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $395 $60,000 1.6%
Staff $329 $50,000 1.3%
General Administration $1,717 $261,000 7.0%
School Administration $1,257 $191,000 5.1%
Operation $1,967 $299,000 8.0%
Transportation $13 $2,000 0.1%
Other $1,388 $211,000 5.7%
Total Support $7,066 $1,074,000 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,283 $195,000 5.2%
Total Expenditures $24,487 $3,722,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,345 $1,352,382,000 48.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,486 $194,264,000 7.0%
Staff $1,877 $245,342,000 8.9%
General Administration $262 $34,292,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,165 $152,285,000 5.5%
Operation $2,261 $295,609,000 10.7%
Transportation $563 $73,651,000 2.7%
Other $816 $106,624,000 3.8%
Total Support $8,431 $1,102,067,000 39.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,421 $316,542,000 11.4%
Total Expenditures $21,197 $2,770,991,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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