Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

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The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is a public school district based in Fairbanks, Alaska (USA). With a student enrollment of slightly over 14,000, it is the state's second largest public school district.[1]

The district encompasses all of Fairbanks North Star Borough,[2] an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., which is roughly equal to the size of Rhode Island, Delaware, and Connecticut combined,[3] or to the state of Israel.Template:Fact

History

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For the 2011–2012 school year, enrollment in the district was 14,260. For the 2021–2022 school year, enrollment was 12,268, down 14% from the 2011–2012 school year.[6]

In February 2022, the school board made several decisions, including one to close three elementary schools in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, which would save the district $3 million a year. The school district made the decision based a on $20 million budget shortfall. Alaska Public Media reported that "The district will also restructure district middle schools to encompass grades 6 through 8, while most elementary schools will become K-5 schools."[7] In 2022 the school district set the grade configuration of middle schools to grades 6-8.[8]

Schools

Senior high schools

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Hutchison High School.

Middle schools

  • Grades 6-8
    • North Pole Middle School (North Pole)
    • Randy Smith Middle School (Fairbanks)
    • Ryan Middle School (Fairbanks)
    • Tanana Middle School (Fairbanks)

Elementary/Middle Schools

  • Grades K-8
    • Barnette Magnet School (Fairbanks)
    • Two Rivers School (Fairbanks)

Elementary schools

  • Grades K-5
    • Anne Hopkins Wien Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Arctic Light Elementary School (Fort Wainwright)
    • Two Rivers Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Denali Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Hunter Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Ladd Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Midnight Sun Elementary School (Fairbanks)
      • It was formerly Badger Road Elementary School and renamed in 2017.[10] The school was renamed because the previous namesake, Badger Road, was named after Harry Badger (died in 1965), who had, in 1916, been convicted of committing a criminal act against a child.[11]
    • North Pole Elementary School (North Pole)
    • Pearl Creek Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Salcha Elementary School (Salcha)
    • Emily Ticasuk Ivanoff Brown Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • University Park Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Weller Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Woodriver Elementary School (Fairbanks)

Charter schools

  • Grades 7-12
    • Effie Kokrine Charter School (Fairbanks)
    • Star of the North Secondary Charter School
      • North Pole Academy (North Pole)
      • Career Education Center (Fairbanks)
  • Grades K-8
    • Chinook Charter Montessori School (Fairbanks)
    • The Watershed School (Fairbanks)
    • Barnette Magnet School (Fairbanks)

Alternative Programs

  • Guided Independent Studies Home Schooling Program

Former schools

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  • Grades 7-12
    • Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School (Eielson AFB) - The school closed in 2024.[12] The closure was due to a loss in funds.[13]
  • Elementary schools
    • Anderson Elementary School (Eielson AFB, grades K-2) - In 2022 Anderson closed.[14]
    • Joy Elementary School (Fairbanks, later a K-8 school) - Closed in 2022.[15]
    • Main Elementary School - Originally named Main School, it opened on January 22, 1934 to replace a school which had burned down. It received its final name by 1955. It closed in 1976, had several other uses, and became Fairbanks City Hall.[5]
    • Nordale Elementary School - In 2022 it was scheduled to become a facility for alternative education programs.[8]
  • Alternative schools
    • Howard Luke Academy (high school)[16] - It was named after Howard Luke.[17] Effie Kokrine Charter School is located in the ex-Howard Luke facility.[18]

Enrollment

2007-2008 School Year: 14,227 Students[19]
2006-2007 School Year: 15,017 Students[20]
2005-2006 School Year: 14,677 Students[21]
2004-2005 School Year: 14,754 Students[22]
2003-2004 School Year: 14,810 Students[23]

Demographics

There were a total of 14,227 students enrolled in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District during the 2007–2008 school year. Of these, 14,031 were enrolled in grades K-12 and 196 were pre-elementary (early childhood) students. The racial makeup of the district was 66.65% White, 14.45% Alaska Native, 8.34% African American, 5.48% Hispanic, 4.05% Asian, 0.79% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and 0.24% American Indian.[1]

See also

References

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External links

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