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Aurora Borealis Charter School

Serves grades KG - 8

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
705 Frontage Rd Ste A
Kenai, AK 99611
Phone
(907) 283-0292
District
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
County
KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
187
Classroom Teachers
12

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.5% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.4% of all U.S. schools.


Aurora Borealis Charter School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
59%
25%
49%
24%
69%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
59%
28%
49%
29%
69%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
75%
38%
80%
40%
69%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
16
16
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 22 11.8%
Grade 1 24 12.8%
Grade 2 24 12.8%
Grade 3 24 12.8%
Grade 4 23 12.3%
Grade 5 24 12.8%
Grade 6 20 10.7%
Grade 7 15 8.0%
Grade 8 11 5.9%
Total 187 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.6% 83.4% 55.2%
Black 0.0% 0.5% 2.7%
Hispanic 4.2% 5.3% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 1.0% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 6.0% 9.7% 27.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 39.2% 39.2%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 33.1% 36.3%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 6.1% 2.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 59,235 733,583
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3.7 1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 6.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.7% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.1% 36.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.9% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 18.6% 12.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 23,201 264,376
Single Parent Households With Children 5.7% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.2% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.0% 30.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.5% 23.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.5% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.9% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.2% 12.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.7% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 8.4% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,437 $97,534,000 58.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,280 $10,919,000 6.6%
Staff $410 $3,500,000 2.1%
General Administration $169 $1,445,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,377 $11,743,000 7.1%
Operation $2,466 $21,031,000 12.6%
Transportation $747 $6,374,000 3.8%
Other $806 $6,873,000 4.1%
Total Support $7,257 $61,885,000 37.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $834 $7,112,000 4.3%
Total Expenditures $19,528 $166,531,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,345 $1,352,382,000 48.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,486 $194,264,000 7.0%
Staff $1,877 $245,342,000 8.9%
General Administration $262 $34,292,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,165 $152,285,000 5.5%
Operation $2,261 $295,609,000 10.7%
Transportation $563 $73,651,000 2.7%
Other $816 $106,624,000 3.8%
Total Support $8,431 $1,102,067,000 39.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,421 $316,542,000 11.4%
Total Expenditures $21,197 $2,770,991,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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