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- ↑ Home. Pribilof Island School District. Retrieved on February 13, 2017. "Pribilof School District 930 W. Tolstoi Blvd., St. Paul Island, Alaska 99660"
- ↑ "About Us." Pribilof Island School District. Retrieved on February 13, 2017. "St. Paul Island School 930 Tolstoi PO Box 905 St. Paul Island, Alaska 99660"
- ↑ "School List - Pribilof School District". education.alaska.gov.
- ↑ Kraegel, Laura. "Low Enrollment Forces St. George Island To Shut Down Its School". www.kucb.org. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
