Ahfachkee School

Ahfachkee Day School
Location
31200 Josie Billie Highway Clewiston , Florida 33440 United States
Coordinates	26°19′02″N 80°59′16.3″W / 26.31722°N 80.987861°W / 26.31722; -80.987861
Information
Type	Public
NCES School ID	590009200041[2]
Teaching staff	37 (FTE)[1]
Grades	PreK to 12
Number of students	147 (2021–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	3.97[1]
Website	www.seminolewarriors.net

Ahfachkee School, also known as Ahfachkee Day School, is a tribal K–12 school in unincorporated Hendry County, Florida, on the Big Cypress Reservation, with a Clewiston postal address. It is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).^[3]

As of 2007^[update] about 80% of the funding comes from the Seminole tribe and 20% comes from the BIE.^[4]

The word "Ahfachkee" means "happy".^[5][6]

In 1970 the school had grades 1–5 and at the time it was operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). According to the government employees, the school was needed because the 45 miles (72 km) distance to Hendry County School District-operated public schools in Clewiston was significant.^[5]

The school requires its students to take cultural classes in cooking, making textiles, and in agriculture, in addition to regular academic courses.^[4]

In 1969 graduate students of Florida Atlantic University helped students create their own textbooks and collectively improve each other's English reading skills.^[6]

In 1970 students on the reservation were not required to attend school, and as a result school absenteeism was common.^[5]

In 1970 the school had a cafeteria and three classrooms.^[5]

In 1970 it had 47 students.^[5]

In 2007 it had 150 students.^[4]

In 1970 Kent Pollock of the Palm Beach Post stated that the school's students had poor academic results.^[5]

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