Editing Hoonah, Alaska (section)

===Education and schools===
[[File:Hoonah City Schools, Alaska.jpg|thumb|Hoonah City Schools]]
Sheldon Jackson established the first school house and teacher's residence in November 1881. The school was initially overseen by Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Styles of New York until their transfer to [[Sitka, Alaska|Sitka]] in 1882. The Reverend and Mrs. John McFarland assumed responsibility for the school in 1884, and by 1885 219 Tlingit students were enrolled: 69 boys, 76 girls and 74 adults.<ref>Rev. Sheldon Jackson, D.O. ''Report on Education in Alaska''. U.S. Gov't Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 1886</ref> A territorial school and government school were built in 1923. In 1932 the government school was demolished and replaced by a [[Bureau of Indian Affairs]] school.<ref name="ReferenceA">J. Hembree, S. Ashton, S. Hanlon ''et al.'', ''Hoonah History'', 1975</ref>

Hoonah City Schools currently serves the needs of Hoonah's elementary and secondary students. Six graduating seniors made up the Hoonah City Schools class of 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hoonah.ss10.sharpschool.com/home|title=Home|website=hoonah.ss10.sharpschool.com}}</ref>