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Iditarod Area School District, Alaska

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Iditarod Area School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 324 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Iditarod Area School District is a school district in Alaska (Yukon-Koyukuk and Bethel counties). During the 2024 school year, 324 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Iditarod Area School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Doug Heath
Robert Walker
Kim Wortman
Kathy Chase2022
Alice Dale2021
Rudy Hamilton2021
Ann Short2020

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,485,000 $8,689 28%
Local: $365,000 $1,276 4%
State: $6,088,000 $21,287 68%
Total: $8,938,000 $31,252
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $10,041,000 $35,108
Total Current Expenditures: $10,013,000 $35,010
Instructional Expenditures: $4,408,000 $15,412 44%
Student and Staff Support: $2,221,000 $7,765 22%
Administration: $1,159,000 $4,052 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,225,000 $7,779 22%
Total Capital Outlay: $28,000 $97
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 10-14 PS PS PS 6-9 PS >=50
2018-2019 6-9 PS PS PS 6-9 PS <50
2017-2018 6-9 PS PS PS 6-9 PS >=50
2016-2017 6-9 PS PS <=5 PS <50
2014-2015 15-19 PS PS 10-14 30-39
2013-2014 55-59 PS 45-49 80-89
2012-2013 60-64 PS PS 50-54 80-89
2011-2012 45-49 PS PS PS 35-39 <50 70-79
2010-2011 50-54 PS PS PS 40-44 70-79

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 20-24 PS PS PS 10-14 <50 >=50
2018-2019 10-14 PS PS PS 6-9 PS >=50
2017-2018 20-24 PS PS PS 15-19 PS >=50
2016-2017 15-19 PS PS 10-14 PS >=50
2014-2015 15-19 PS PS 6-9 40-49
2013-2014 75-79 PS 60-64 >=90
2012-2013 75-79 PS PS 65-69 >=90
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS PS 65-69 >=50 >=90
2010-2011 65-69 PS PS PS 60-64 80-89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 <50 PS <50 PS
2018-2019 60-79 PS >=50 PS >=50
2017-2018 40-59 PS PS <50 <50
2016-2017 40-59 >=50 PS <50
2015-2016 60-79 PS >=50 >=50
2014-2015 40-59 >=50 <50
2013-2014 >=50 >=50 PS
2012-2013 40-59 >=50 <50
2011-2012 40-49 PS <50 PS 21-39
2010-2011 50-59 PS PS PS <50 60-79


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 324 5.6
2022-2023 306 6.5
2021-2022 286 -13.6
2020-2021 325 1.5
2019-2020 320 -1.6
2018-2019 325 1.5
2017-2018 320 9.7
2016-2017 289 -7.3
2015-2016 310 -5.8
2014-2015 328 15.5
2013-2014 277 11.2
2012-2013 246 -32.1
2011-2012 325 -1.5
2010-2011 330 3.0
2009-2010 320 11.9
2008-2009 282 -9.6
2007-2008 309 -10.0
2006-2007 340 1.2
2005-2006 336 -6.0
2004-2005 356 -10.4
2003-2004 393 -4.3
2002-2003 410 -40.2
2001-2002 575 -14.1
2000-2001 656 9.5
1999-2000 594 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Iditarod Area School District (%) Alaska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 46.0 21.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 4.9
Black 0.6 2.3
Hispanic 6.8 7.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 3.2
Two or More Races 5.6 13.6
White 40.7 46.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Iditarod Area School District had 17.74 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.26.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 7.71
Secondary: 10.03
Total: 17.74

Iditarod Area School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 2.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 9.72
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 6.75


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Iditarod Area School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Blackwell School11PK-12
David Louis Memorial School45PK-12
Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr.156KG-12
Innoko River School29PK-12
Jeffery A. Bader Memorial School19KG-12
Mcgrath School42PK-12
Takotna Community School10PK-12
Top Of The Kuskokwim School12PK-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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