Pelican School
Pelican · AK · Pelican City School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Slana School → American Charter Academy → Dot Lake School → Cantwell School → Chiniak School → Ouzinkie School → Cordova School District Innovative Learning → Glacier View School →For Parents
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👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ 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.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -6.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 12 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slana School Slana |
Public | 420.9 | 2 | — |
| American Charter Academy Wasilla |
Public · charter | 528.2 | 2 | — |
| Dot Lake School Dot Lake |
Public | 473.6 | 3 | — |
| Cantwell School Cantwell |
Public | 568.3 | 3 | — |
| Chiniak School Chiniak |
Public | 593.6 | 3 | — |
| Ouzinkie School Ouzinkie |
Public | 595.9 | 3 | — |
| Cordova School District Innovative Learning Cordova |
Public | 380.8 | 1 | — |
| Glacier View School Sutton |
Public | 478.0 | 4 | — |