C+
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Newhalen, Nondalton, Port Heiden, Egegik, Pilot Point and Chignik.
Students
320
Schools
11
Spent per student
$60,416
AK $21,070
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Debt
$8.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Lake and Peninsula Borough School District
- School Grade C+: better than 37% of Alaska districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts below the state
- Spends 187% more per student than the AK average
- 8 students per teacher
- Debt of $8.9M, about $27,878 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Chignik.
PK–1210 schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. AK
2020–21Math proficiency22%
State average 32.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 39.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)69%
State average 79.1% · small group: the state reports 60–79%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$60,416 per student · 187% above AK
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 49%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 54%Federal 28%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
336’20
323’21
320’22
332’23
320’24
Down 4.8% since 2020.
Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 76%White 12%Two or more races 12%Black <1%
Schools in the district
11 public schools.
Newhalen School
C83 students8:1
Kokhanok School
B−40 students8:1
Tanalian School
A+40 students8:1
Meshik School
C+29 students10:1
Chignik Lake School
D−26 students14:1
Perryville School
24 students8:1
Nondalton School
23 students8:1
Igiugig School
20 students7:1
Chignik Lagoon School
15 students8:1
Levelock School
12 students6:1
Lakeview Home School
8 students4:1
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.