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Community Overview: Kenai
Shk'ituk't
Place Name Translation: Where We Slide Down
Indigenous Language: Dena'ina
English Pronunciation:
KEE nigh
Harbor Dock: No
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: Yes
Coastal:
Post Office: Kenai Post Office
+ 1 (907) 283-7771
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated
Native Regional Health Care: Kenaitze Indian Tribe
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Incorporated
School District: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Healthcare Facility: Cook Inlet Counseling
+1 (907) 283-3658
Dena'ina Wellness Center - Kenaitze Indian Tribe
+1 (907) 335-7500
Access Alaska
+1 (907) 262-4955
Kenai Public Health Center
+1 (907) 335-3400
Peninsula Community Health Services
+1 (907) 262-3119
Peninsula Community Health Services Dental Center
+1 (907) 283-7759
Library: Kenai Community Library
+ 1 (907) 283-4378
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Kenai has access to the Sterling Highway. The City-owned Kenai Municipal Airport provides a grooved asphalt runway, gravel strip, and a water runway at the float plane basin. A flight service station is available. Float plane facilities are also available at Island Lake and Arness Lake. There are five additional privately-owned airstrips in the vicinity. The Kenai City Dock and boat ramp are located near the mouth of the Kenai River. There are also a number of private commercial fish processing docks. Moorage is by buoys anchored in the Kenai River.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
20197056
20207096
20217380
20227507
20237614
20247555
20257666
Community: Shk'ituk't (Kenai)
Year Range: 2019-2025
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten27
Kindergarten126
FirstGrade115
SecondGrade133
ThirdGrade123
FourthGrade140
FifthGrade129
SixthGrade155
SeventhGrade158
EighthGrade135
NinthGrade157
TenthGrade159
EleventhGrade146
TwelfthGrade126
TotalEnrollmentK121802
TotalEnrollmentPK121829
Community: Shk'ituk't (Kenai)
School Year: 2025/2026
Community Statistics
Community: Shk'ituk't (Kenai)
Community: Shk'ituk't (Kenai)
Community: Shk'ituk't (Kenai)
Community: Shk'ituk't (Kenai)