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Community Overview: Kenai
Native Community Name:
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: Yes
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: Dena'ina Wellness Center - Kenaitze Indian Tribe
(907) 335-7300
Kenai VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic
(907) 395-4100
Kenai Public Health Center
(907) 335-3400
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
20177038
20186999
20197056
20207096
20217380
20227507
20237614
Community: Shk'ituk't (Kenai)
Year Range: 2017-2023
 
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten27
Kindergarten93
FirstGrade112
SecondGrade107
ThirdGrade104
FourthGrade88
FifthGrade106
SixthGrade122
SeventhGrade150
EighthGrade142
NinthGrade145
TenthGrade133
EleventhGrade96
TwelfthGrade99
TotalEnrollmentK121497
TotalEnrollmentPK121524
Community: Shk'ituk't (Kenai)
School Year: 2022/2023
 
Community Statistics
Community: Shk'ituk't (Kenai)
Community: Shk'ituk't (Kenai)
Community: Shk'ituk't (Kenai)
Community: Shk'ituk't (Kenai)