Kali, the Eskimo name for the village, means "mound" and refers to the elevated mound on which it stands. It is probably the last remaining village of the Kuukpaagruk people.

Students at Kali School learn from several different sources and each is expected to take part in a wide variety of extracurricular activities. Community members and contracted staff work together in a common effort to make education as rich as possible for the students as current village citizens and future community leaders.

Point Lay has a population close to 246 residents as of 1998, with a work force of 100. The student population is about 85 students.

Steve Pile
Principal