Alaska Gateway School District

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Alaska Gateway School District
Location
Eastern interior of Alaska
Tok
, United States, Alaska
District information
TypePublic school district
Schools7
Students and staff
Students411

The Alaska Gateway School District is a public school district based in Tok, Alaska (USA).

Contents

The district covers approximately 28,000 square miles (73,000 km2) in the eastern interior of Alaska, extending north from the Alaska Range to the Yukon River and Canada–United States border. Distances between the central office in Tok and outlying schools range from 12 to 173 miles (278 km). [1]

Schools

There are seven schools in the Alaska Gateway School District as well as a district-wide Correspondence School.

Enrollment

2007–2008 school year: 411 students [2]
2006–2007 school year: 421 students [3]
2005–2006 school year: 427 students [4]
2004–2005 school year: 448 students [5]
2003–2004 school year: 502 students [6]

Demographics

There were a total of 411 students enrolled in the Alaska Gateway School District during the 2007-2008 school year. Of these, 405 were enrolled in grades K-12 and 6 were pre-elementary (early childhood) students. The racial makeup of the district was 58.15% Alaska Native, 38.44% White, 1.22% Asian, 0.97% African American, 0.97% Hispanic, and 0.24% American Indian. [7]

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References

  1. About AGSD Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine – Alaska Gateway School District. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
  2. "District Enrollment as of October 1, 2007" (PDF). Office of Data Management. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-03-26.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "District Enrollment as of October 1, 2006" (PDF). Office of Data Management. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. 2007-05-30. Retrieved 2008-03-26.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "District Enrollment as of October 1, 2005" (PDF). Office of Data Management. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. 2006-01-26. Retrieved 2008-03-26.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. "District Enrollment as of October 1, 2004" (PDF). Office of Data Management. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. 2005-04-18. Retrieved 2008-03-26.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. "District Enrollment as of October 1, 2003" (PDF). Office of Data Management. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. 2004-04-15. Retrieved 2008-03-26.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. "Enrollment by District, Ethnicity, and Grade as of Oct. 1, 2007" (PDF). Office of Data Management. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-03-26.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)