The Alaska Gateway School District is a public
school district
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North America United States
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based in
Tok,
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U ...
(
USA
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).
The district covers approximately in the eastern interior of Alaska, extending north from the
Alaska Range
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to the
Yukon River
The Yukon River (Gwichʼin language, Gwich'in: ''Ųųg Han'' or ''Yuk Han'', Central Alaskan Yup'ik language, Yup'ik: ''Kuigpak'', Inupiaq language, Inupiaq: ''Kuukpak'', Deg Xinag language, Deg Xinag: ''Yeqin'', Hän language, Hän: ''Tth'echù' ...
and
Canada–United States border
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. Distances between the central office in Tok and outlying schools range from 12 to .
Schools
There are seven schools in the Alaska Gateway School District as well as a district-wide Correspondence School.
*Dot Lake School (K-12;
Dot Lake)
*Eagle School (K-12;
Eagle
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...
)
*Mentasta Lake Katie John School (K-12;
Mentasta Lake)
*Walter Northway School (K-12;
Northway)
*Tanacross School (K-8;
Tanacross
Tanacross (also Transitional Tanana) is an endangered Athabaskan language spoken by fewer than 60 people in eastern Interior Alaska.
Overview
The word Tanacross (from " Tanana Crossing") has been used to refer both to a village in eastern ...
)
*Tok School (K-12;
Tok)
*Tetlin School (K-12;
Tetlin)
*AGSD Correspondence Study
Enrollment
2007–2008 school year: 411 students
2006–2007 school year: 421 students
2005–2006 school year: 427 students
2004–2005 school year: 448 students
2003–2004 school year: 502 students
Demographics
There were a total of 411 students enrolled in the Alaska Gateway School District during the 2007-2008 school year. Of these, 405 were enrolled in grades K-12 and 6 were pre-elementary (early childhood) students. The racial makeup of the district was 58.15% Alaska Native, 38.44% White, 1.22% Asian, 0.97% African American, 0.97% Hispanic, and 0.24% American Indian.
See also
*
List of school districts in Alaska
This is a list of the school districts in Alaska.
Aleutians West Census Area
* Pribilof School District
* Unalaska City School District
Anchorage
* Anchorage School District
* Aleutian Region School District
* Chugach School District
Bethe ...
References
External links
Alaska Gateway School District
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School districts in Alaska
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska
Education in Unorganized Borough, Alaska