Southwest Region School District

Southwest Region School District
Address
574 Kenny Wren Road
Dillingham
, Alaska, 99576
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
NCES District ID0200710[1]
Students and staff
Students652[1]
Teachers57.45[1]
Staff124.45[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.35[1]
Other information
Websitewww.swrsd.org

Southwest Region School District (SWRSD) or Southwest Region Schools is a school district headquartered in Dillingham, Alaska.[2] The district serves the area around Bristol Bay.[3] Its communities are in the Dillingham Census Area.

History

Don Evans began his term as the district superintendent in 1993. In 1998 he left and founded Education Resources Inc., a company that provides administrative services to rural Alaska school districts. That year Education Resources Inc. began providing such services to the Southwest Region district. Marie Paul, a member of the Southwest Region board originating from Togiak, stated that the quality of administrative services remained the same.[3]

In 1999 the school district had 775 students living in nine areas.[3]

Schools

Former schools:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Southwest Region School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Home. Southwest Region School District. Retrieved on March 26, 2017. "574 Kenny Wren Rd. P.O. Box 90 Dillingham, AK 99576"
  3. ^ a b c Shinohara, Rosemary (July 13, 1999). "Private Firm Runs Schools - Rural Districts Try New Management". Anchorage Daily News. p. A1.
  4. ^ "Clarks Point." Southwest Region School District. Retrieved on March 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Clark's Point drawing families back to the village by reopening its school". August 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "Map of the Alaska School Districts (2013)." Alaska Department of Education. Retrieved on March 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Portage Creek School." Alaska Department of Education. Retrieved on March 26, 2017.