Pelican School District | |
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Address | |
14 Chum Way Pelican , Alaska, 99832United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | K–12 [1] |
NCES District ID | 0200630 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 11 [1] |
Teachers | 1.4 [1] |
Staff | 4.0 [1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 7.86 [1] |
Other information | |
Website | www |
Pelican School District is a school district headquartered in Pelican, Alaska. It operates a single K-12 school. [2]
In 1999 the school had 30 students. Beginning circa 1999 the Anchorage company Education Resources Inc. was scheduled to enter a contract with the district to provide management services. [3] As of the 2017–2018 school year, the school had 8 students. [4]
Year | Enrollment |
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2001 | 23 [5] |
2002 | 17 [6] |
2003 | 18 [7] |
2004 | 15 [8] |
2005 | 12 [9] |
2006 | 14 [10] |
2007 | 14 [11] |
2008 | 16 [12] |
2009 | 15 [13] |
2010 | 13 [14] |
2011 | 12 [15] |
2012 | 18 [16] |
2013 | 17 [17] |
2014 | 13 [18] |
2015 | 13 [19] |
2016 | 14 [20] |
2017 | 10 [21] |
2018 | 8 [22] |
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