Iditarod Area School District
Public
Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade
Public schools for McGrath, Holy Cross, Grayling, Anvik, Nikolai and Shageluk.
At a glance
263Students enrolled
8Schools
6Towns served
$31,744Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs AK
Math proficiency12%
State average 32.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 39.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)24%
State average 79.1% · reported as a range, 0–49% (a small group)
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$31,744
per student each year · 51% above the AK average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
325’20
286’21
306’22
324’23
263’24
Students
American Indian/Alaska Native · 50%132
White · 35%91
Hispanic · 7%19
Two or more races · 7%19
Asian · 0%1
Black · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools8 in district
Distance Learning/Corresp. Ctr.Other · Grades K–12 · 105 students · Eagle River
A+PublicDavid Louis Memorial SchoolOther · Grades PK–12 · 36 students · Grayling
C-PublicMcGrath SchoolOther · Grades PK–12 · 36 students · Mcgrath
C+PublicInnoko River SchoolOther · Grades PK–12 · 32 students · Shageluk
C+PublicJeffery A. Bader Memorial SchoolOther · Grades K–12 · 17 students · Holy Cross
PublicBlackwell SchoolOther · Grades PK–12 · 13 students · Anvik
PublicTop of the Kuskokwim SchoolOther · Grades PK–12 · 13 students · Nikolai
PublicTakotna Community SchoolOther · Grades PK–12 · 11 students · Takotna
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.