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Lower Kuskokwim School District

Bethel, Alaska · Public school district · #8 of 17 Alaska districts by enrollment

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3,823

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$39,091

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 80% above the Alaska median

15.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Alaska median 16.7

Lower Kuskokwim School District is a public school district based in Bethel, Alaska, serving 3,823 students in 27 schools. By enrollment it ranks #8 of the 17 Alaska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 56% of them. Its schools average 142 students each, fewer than the Alaska median of 227. It spends about $39,091 per student on day-to-day operations, 80% more than the Alaska median. It has roughly 15.0 students per teacher.

How Lower Kuskokwim compares

Lower KuskokwimAlaska median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$39,091

Alaska median $21,685 · 80% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,224

Alaska median $12,224 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school142

Alaska median 227 · 37% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.0

Alaska median 16.7 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor1,274

Alaska median 454 · 181% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$158.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 30%State 69%Local 2%

Measure	Lower Kuskokwim	Alaska median	Year
Current spending per student	$39,091	$21,685	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,224	$12,224	FY2020-21
Total spending	$203.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$158.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	255	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	661	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.0	16.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	1,274	454	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Alaska median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Alaska

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Juneau Borough School DistrictJuneau	4,085	13	$21,685	17.7	#6
Yukon-Koyukuk School DistrictFairbanks	4,024	11	$7,543	52.3	#7
Lower Kuskokwim School DistrictBethel · this district	3,823	27	$39,091	15.0	#8
Nenana City School DistrictNenana	2,279	2	$6,763	84.4	#9
Kodiak Island Borough School DistrictKodiak	2,122	12	$24,102	14.2	#10

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Rochester School DistrictRochester, NH	3,828	$17,591	11.7
Gibson Co Sp DistrictDyer, TN	3,828	$8,662	n/a
Placer Union HighAuburn, CA	3,822	$11,892	22.9
Cave Creek Unified District (4244)Scottsdale, AZ	3,821	$9,179	17.8

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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