The Alaska Gateway School District is a public school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 based in Tok

Tok, Alaska

Tok is a census-designated place in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 1,393 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

, Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

 (USA

United States

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).

The district covers approximately 28000 square miles (72,519.7 km²) in the eastern interior of Alaska, extending north from the Alaska Range

Alaska Range

The Alaska Range is a relatively narrow, 650-km-long mountain range in the southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska, from Lake Clark at its southwest end to the White River in Canada's Yukon Territory in the southeast...

 to the Yukon River

Yukon River

The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The source of the river is located in British Columbia, Canada. The next portion lies in, and gives its name to Yukon Territory. The lower half of the river lies in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river is long and empties into...

 and Canadian

Canada

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 border. Distances between the central office in Tok and outlying schools range from 12 to 173 miles (278.4 km).

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
  Dot Lake, Alaska
  Dot Lake is a census-designated place in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is located on the Alaska Highway between Delta Junction and Tok...
  
  )
• Eagle School (K-12; Eagle
  Eagle, Alaska
  Eagle is a city located along the United States-Canada border in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. It includes Eagle Historic District, a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The population was 129 at the 2000 census...
  
  )
• Mentasta Lake Katie John School (K-12; Mentasta Lake
  Mentasta Lake, Alaska
  Mentasta Lake is a census-designated place in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 142.-Geography:Mentasta Lake is located at ....
  
  )
• Walter Northway School (K-12; Northway
  Northway, Alaska
  Northway is a census-designated place in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 95 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Northway is located at ....
  
  )
• Tanacross School (K-8; Tanacross
  Tanacross, Alaska
  Tanacross is a census-designated place in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 140...
  
  )
• Tok School (K-12; Tok)
• Tetlin School (K-12; Tetlin
  Tetlin, Alaska
  Tetlin is a census-designated place in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 117.-Geography:Tetlin is located at ....
  
  )
• 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.