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Bethel Regional High School

Q: Is Bethel Regional High School a good school?

Bethel Regional High School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Alaska high schools.

Q: How many students attend Bethel Regional High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Bethel Regional High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bethel Regional High School?

Students at Bethel Regional High School are 88% American Indian, 8% White, 1% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into Bethel Regional High School?

Bethel Regional High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Gladys Jung Elementary Elementary : Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat

Public Grades 7-12

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Alaska High Schools

Better than 0% of Alaska high schools

Summary

Bethel Regional High School is a public high school located in Bethel, Alaska, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 434 students. The school is part of the Lower Kuskokwim School District, which is ranked 23 out of 24 school districts in Alaska and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bethel Regional High School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Alaska, ranking 59th-60th out of 60-63 high schools in the state over the past 5 years. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 11.72% of Bethel Regional High School students were proficient in Science, compared to the state average of 37.87%. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as STAR and PEAKS, is also consistently below the district and state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 74.65% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending and low student-to-teacher ratio at Bethel Regional High School, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the state averages. This suggests that simply increasing resources may not be the sole solution to the school's challenges. The school's persistent underperformance may indicate the need for a more targeted and strategic approach to resource allocation, as well as a deeper examination of the underlying factors contributing to the school's challenges. Nearby schools, such as Bethel Youth Facility and Kuskokwim Learning Academy, which are also part of the Lower Kuskokwim School District, face similar academic performance and demographic challenges.

410

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,271

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1006 Ron Edwards Memorial Dr
Bethel, AK 99559

(907) 543-3957

District: Lower Kuskokwim School District

Feeder schools for Bethel Regional High School:

Elementary:	Gladys Jung Elementary
	Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

88.3%

White:

8.0%

Asian:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alaska average (13% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 49 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg4%

Alaska avg33%

Middle school

91^st of 94

Alaska public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

60^th of 60

Alaska public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 24Lower Kuskokwim School District among Alaska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	91 of 94	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	88 of 91	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	87 of 92	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	90 of 95	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	81 of 84	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	95 of 99	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	89 of 96	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	83 of 88	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	103 of 151	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.1	89 of 138	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.6	82 of 136	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.2	77 of 135	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.9	85 of 133	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.0	84 of 136	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.9	76 of 131	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.6	85 of 132	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.4	72 of 128	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.3	80 of 132	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.0	79 of 138	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	69 of 72	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	66 of 69	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	64 of 66	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	62 of 66	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	54 of 57	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	71 of 74	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	48 of 51	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	47 of 54	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	53 of 55	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	60 of 64	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	66 of 68	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	64 of 72	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	67 of 72	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	64 of 68	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	60 of 62	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	72 of 73	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	21.9	21 of 24	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	15 of 16	6.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	39 of 40	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2023	69.3	15 of 75	80.0%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	60 of 60	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	59 of 63	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	60 of 62	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	59 of 62	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	59 of 61	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	72 of 77	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	60 of 74	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	73 of 83	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.2	79 of 135	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.6	71 of 139	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.4	94 of 148	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.0	89 of 136	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.9	65 of 142	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.9	61 of 140	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.0	75 of 151	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.8	70 of 151	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.9	60 of 139	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.4	58 of 135	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.9	47 of 116	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	44 of 45	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	53 of 54	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	32 of 37	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	52 of 54	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	39 of 39	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	40 of 41	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	42 of 42	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	37 of 37	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	45 of 45	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	43 of 48	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	46 of 47	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	46 of 46	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	42 of 42	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	56 of 58	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	20 of 20	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	29 of 31	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alaska percentile	Rating
2019	55.0	28 of 56	50.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

White (2023)80th percentile+75 vs school

Migrant (2019)12th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Native American (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

High school

White (2019)50th percentile+44 vs school

Migrant (2025)28th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Native American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alaska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics14%-18 vs state

Science12%-26 vs state

English Language Arts11%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Bethel Regional High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAR English Language Arts (2025)				STAR Mathematics (2025)				ASA Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	STAR English Language Arts 9th Grade	STAR English Language Arts All Grades	STAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAR Mathematics 9th Grade	STAR Mathematics All Grades	ASA Science 8th Grade	ASA Science 10th Grade	ASA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bethel Regional High School	Public	7-12	1006 Ron Edwards Memorial Dr	Bethel	99559	Bethel Census Area	Lower Kuskokwim School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 543-3957	410	36	11.3	71.0%	33 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	362 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7.8	60^th of 60 public high schools	0.0%		10.5	59^th of 63 public high schools	6.3%	1	12.1	7.4	14.7	11.5	14.5	17.9	10.7	14.2	10.1	13.6	11.7	$17,271	$1,180	$16,092
Kuskokwim Learning Academy	Public	9-12	1010 4th Ave	Bethel	99559	Bethel Census Area	Lower Kuskokwim School District	No	No	No	Yes	(907) 543-5610	49	7	7.0	102.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$41,004	$1,428	$39,576
Bethel Youth Facility	Public	5-12	Lower Kuskokwim School Dist	Bethel	99559	Bethel Census Area	Lower Kuskokwim School District	No	No	No	No	(907) 543-5200	19	2	9.5		3 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$19,799	$1,811	$17,987

Frequently Asked Questions about Bethel Regional High School

What schools feed into Bethel Regional High School?

Bethel Regional High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gladys Jung Elementary
Elementary : Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat

How many students attend Bethel Regional High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Bethel Regional High School.

Is Bethel Regional High School a good school?

Bethel Regional High School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Alaska high schools.

What district is Bethel Regional High School in?

Lower Kuskokwim School District

What is the racial makeup of Bethel Regional High School?

Students at Bethel Regional High School are 88% American Indian, 8% White, 1% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

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