Lower Yukon School District

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Lower Yukon School District is a school district headquartered in Mountain Village, Alaska, serving the Kusilvak Census Area. As of the 2017-18 school year, it has 1,998 students across 10 schools. [1] 91% are American Indian or Alaska Native and 5% are multiracial. [2]

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Schools

The district operates only K-12 schools due to the small and isolated nature of the villages within the district. Each village has one school. [3] High school students have the option of applying out-of-district to the state's public boarding schools, Nenana Student Living Center and Mt. Edgecumbe High School. [4]

High school juniors and seniors may apply to spend nine-week sessions at Kusilvak Career Academy, a residential program that allows students to take career and technical education classes in Anchorage. [5]

Former schools

Pitkas Point School served eight students in pre-K through eighth grade and shut down after that 2011-12 school year. [6] Students from Pitkas Point are now zoned for Saint Mary's City Schools. [7]

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References

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