Lower Yukon School District Explained

Lower Yukon School District is a school district headquartered in Mountain Village, Alaska, serving the Kusilvak Census Area. As of the 2017-18 school year, it has 1,998 students across 10 schools.[1] 91% are American Indian or Alaska Native and 5% are multiracial.[2]

Schools

The district operates only K-12 schools due to the small and isolated nature of the villages within the district. Each village has one school.[3] High school students have the option of applying out-of-district to the state's public boarding schools, Nenana Student Living Center and Mt. Edgecumbe High School.[4]

High school juniors and seniors may apply to spend nine-week sessions at Kusilvak Career Academy, a residential program that allows students to take career and technical education classes in Anchorage.[5]

Former schools

Pitkas Point School served eight students in pre-K through eighth grade and shut down after that 2011-12 school year.[6] Students from Pitkas Point are now zoned for Saint Mary's City Schools.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lower Yukon School District . 9 October 2019.
  2. Web site: ACS School District Profile 2013-17 . nces.ed.gov . 9 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Search for Public Schools - Search Results . nces.ed.gov . 9 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Brown . Cathy . Alaska Boarding Schools Make a Comeback . Washington Post . 9 October 2019 . 27 June 2004.
  5. Web site: New program gives rural Alaska teens career training in Anchorage . www.ktva.com . 27 November 2019 . en.
  6. Web site: Pitkas Point School . education.alaska.gov . 27 November 2019.
  7. Web site: Dwindling students mean four more rural Alaska schools will close . Anchorage Daily News . 27 November 2019 . 5 June 2012.

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