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Shungnak 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
#6 West River Rd
Shungnak, AK 99773
Phone
(907) 437-2151
District
Northwest Arctic Borough School District
County
NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
72
Classroom Teachers
4

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.6% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Shungnak School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

40 30 20 10 0
10%
29%
10%
32%
10%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
19
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 4 5.6%
Kindergarten 5 6.9%
Grade 1 8 11.1%
Grade 2 4 5.6%
Grade 3 8 11.1%
Grade 4 5 6.9%
Grade 5 7 9.7%
Grade 6 5 6.9%
Grade 7 2 2.8%
Grade 8 7 9.7%
Grade 9 4 5.6%
Grade 10 4 5.6%
Grade 11 5 6.9%
Grade 12 4 5.6%
Total 72 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.0% 1.4% 54.9%
Black 0.0% 0.2% 2.7%
Hispanic 0.0% 0.3% 9.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 0.7% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 98.6% 97.4% 27.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.6% 95.1% 40.3%
Free lunch eligible 98.6% 95.1% 37.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,611 733,406
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 0.2 1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 10.4% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 29.9% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.4% 36.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.0% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 8.4% 13.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,817 267,865
Single Parent Households With Children 17.6% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.9% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.4% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.0% 25.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.0% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 13.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.1% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.2% 12.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.7% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 6.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,375 $28,879,000 26.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,801 $3,618,000 3.3%
Staff $7,771 $15,612,000 14.5%
General Administration $879 $1,766,000 1.6%
School Administration $2,268 $4,556,000 4.2%
Operation $6,137 $12,330,000 11.4%
Transportation $40 $80,000 0.1%
Other $1,689 $3,393,000 3.1%
Total Support $20,585 $41,355,000 38.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $18,800 $37,770,000 35.0%
Total Expenditures $53,760 $108,004,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,658 $1,398,749,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,526 $200,267,000 7.0%
Staff $1,923 $252,337,000 8.8%
General Administration $285 $37,445,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,189 $156,030,000 5.4%
Operation $2,249 $295,166,000 10.3%
Transportation $583 $76,555,000 2.7%
Other $887 $116,465,000 4.1%
Total Support $8,642 $1,134,265,000 39.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,609 $342,397,000 11.9%
Total Expenditures $21,909 $2,875,411,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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