Gusty Michael School
Stony River · AK · Kuspuk School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Top of the Kuskokwim School → American Charter Academy → Blackwell School → Cantwell School → Ouzinkie School → Chiniak School → Takotna Community School → Innoko River School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Gusty Michael School compares for families
What families should know about Gusty Michael 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: Top of the Kuskokwim School, American Charter Academy, Blackwell 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.
👩🏫 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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -15.5%/year, projecting from 2023's 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top of the Kuskokwim School Nikolai |
Public | 110.5 | 2 | — |
| American Charter Academy Wasilla |
Public · charter | 228.3 | 2 | — |
| Blackwell School Anvik |
Public | 130.5 | 3 | — |
| Cantwell School Cantwell |
Public | 268.5 | 3 | — |
| Ouzinkie School Ouzinkie |
Public | 302.1 | 3 | — |
| Chiniak School Chiniak |
Public | 323.5 | 3 | — |
| Takotna Community School Takotna |
Public | 84.7 | 4 | — |
| Innoko River School Shageluk |
Public | 112.2 | 4 | — |