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Southwest Region School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 627 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Southwest Region School District is a school district in Alaska (Dillingham County). During the 2024 school year, 627 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

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

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Southwest Region 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
Kay Andrews
Leona Black
Helen Gregorio
Wassillie Gust
Tessa Nickerson
Ferdinand Sharp
Wassillie Wonhola

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Southwest Region School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alaska House of Representatives District 37Bryce EdgmonUndeclared 100% 17%

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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: $9,879,000 $17,211 44%
Local: $851,000 $1,483 4%
State: $11,575,000 $20,166 52%
Total: $22,305,000 $38,859
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $27,024,000 $47,080
Total Current Expenditures: $25,278,000 $44,038
Instructional Expenditures: $8,905,000 $15,513 33%
Student and Staff Support: $7,805,000 $13,597 29%
Administration: $2,919,000 $5,085 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,649,000 $9,841 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,746,000 $3,041
Construction: $1,738,000 $3,027
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 3 <=5 <=20 PS
2018-2019 9 PS 7 <50 PS
2017-2018 9 PS 8 <50 PS
2016-2017 8 6 <50 >=50
2014-2015 4 3 <50 PS
2013-2014 32 PS 30 >=50 >=50
2012-2013 34 PS 32 >=50 >=50
2011-2012 31 PS 30 >=50
2010-2011 40 PS 38 >=50

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 2 <=5 <=20 PS
2018-2019 6 PS 3 <50 PS
2017-2018 4 PS 2 <50 PS
2016-2017 4 2 <50 >=50
2014-2015 4 3 >=50 PS
2013-2014 41 PS 40 >=50 >=50
2012-2013 36 PS 34 PS >=50
2011-2012 43 PS 42 >=50
2010-2011 42 PS 40 >=50

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 70-79 PS 70-79 PS
2018-2019 70-79 70-79 PS PS
2017-2018 60-69 60-69 PS
2016-2017 60-79 60-79
2015-2016 40-49 40-49
2014-2015 50-59 50-59 PS
2013-2014 50-59 50-59 PS
2012-2013 60-69 60-69
2011-2012 50-59 50-59
2010-2011 50-59 50-59

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 627 -0.6
2022-2023 631 9.0
2021-2022 574 -13.6
2020-2021 652 2.5
2019-2020 636 5.3
2018-2019 602 -1.0
2017-2018 608 3.6
2016-2017 586 -0.9
2015-2016 591 -1.9
2014-2015 602 0.2
2013-2014 601 2.3
2012-2013 587 -8.3
2011-2012 636 0.3
2010-2011 634 -2.4
2009-2010 649 2.8
2008-2009 631 -5.7
2007-2008 667 -1.3
2006-2007 676 0.4
2005-2006 673 -6.1
2004-2005 714 5.3
2003-2004 676 -6.7
2002-2003 721 -5.7
2001-2002 762 -1.2
2000-2001 771 3.4
1999-2000 745 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Southwest Region School District (%) Alaska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 91.6 21.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 4.9
Black 0.0 2.3
Hispanic 0.0 7.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.2
Two or More Races 7.0 13.6
White 1.4 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, Southwest Region School District had 47.10 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.31.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 19.24
Secondary: 23.86
Total: 47.10

Southwest Region School District employed 7.55 district administrators and 8.36 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.55
District Administrative Support: 5.00
School Administrators: 8.36
School Administrative Support: 5.84
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 43.53
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: 29.58

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 Southwest Region School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Aleknagik School23PK-12
Chief Ivan Blunka School140PK-12
Clarks Point School13PK-12
Koliganek School61PK-12
Manokotak School148PK-12
Togiak School204PK-12
Twin Hills School22PK-12
William Sonny Nelson School16PK-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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