Mertarvik School
Mertarvik · AK · Lower Kuskokwim School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Shaktoolik School → Aniguiin School → Anthony A. Andrews School → Sidney C. Huntington Jr/Sr High School → Kiana School → Extensions Correspondence → Tuluksak School → Gambell School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Mertarvik School compares for families
What families should know about Mertarvik School.
- ▸ LocallyAK sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Shaktoolik School, Aniguiin School, Anthony A. Andrews School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Alaska Fairbanks
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $10,892/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +29.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 82 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaktoolik School Shaktoolik |
Public | 265.7 | 27 | — |
| Aniguiin School Elim |
Public | 271.5 | 28 | — |
| Anthony A. Andrews School St. Michael |
Public | 200.4 | 29 | — |
| Sidney C. Huntington Jr/Sr High School Galena |
Public | 362.3 | 29 | — |
| Kiana School Kiana |
Public | 442.3 | 24 | — |
| Extensions Correspondence Nome |
Public | 258.7 | 23 | — |
| Tuluksak School Tuluksak |
Public | 120.5 | 37 | — |
| Gambell School Gambell |
Public | 308.5 | 37 | — |