Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
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The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is a public school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 based in Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...

, Alaska
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 (USA
United States
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). With a student enrollment of slightly over 14,000, it is the state's second largest public school district.

The district encompasses an area of 7361 square miles (19,064.9 km²), which is roughly equal to the size of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
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, Delaware
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, and Connecticut
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 combined.

Senior High Schools

  • Grades 9-12
    • Hutchison High School (Fairbanks
      Fairbanks, Alaska
      Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...

      )
    • Lathrop High School
      Lathrop High School
      Lathrop High School is a public high school in Fairbanks in the U.S. State of Alaska, part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. It is named for early Alaska businessman Austin E. "Cap" Lathrop. Lathrop is the largest high school in Fairbanks....

       (Fairbanks)
    • North Pole High School (North Pole
      North Pole, Alaska
      North Pole is a small city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska metropolitan statistical area. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population as of July 1, 2009 at 2,226. The name "North Pole" is often applied to the entire area covered...

      )
    • West Valley High School
      West Valley High School (Alaska)
      West Valley High School is a public high school in Fairbanks, Alaska , and part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. It serves about 1,250 students from the western part of the Fairbanks area...

       (Fairbanks)

Junior/Senior High Schools

  • Grades 7-12
    • Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School (Eielson AFB
      Eielson Air Force Base
      Eielson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska....

      )

Middle Schools

  • Grades 7-8
    • 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)
    • Chinook Charter School (Fairbanks)

Elementary Schools

  • Grades 3-6
    • Crawford Elementary School (Eielson AFB)

  • Grades K-6
    • Anne Wien Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Arctic Light Elementary School (Fort Wainwright
      Fort Wainwright
      Fort Wainwright is a United States Army post adjacent to Fairbanks in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

      )
    • Badger Road Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Denali Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Hunter Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Joy Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Ladd Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Nordale Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • North Pole Elementary School (North Pole)
    • Pearl Creek Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Salcha Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Ticasuk Brown Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • University Park Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Weller Elementary School (Fairbanks)
    • Woodriver Elementary School (Fairbanks)

  • Grades K-2
    • Anderson Elementary School (Eielson AFB)

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 School
    • The Watershed School(http://www.thewatershedschool.com/)

Enrollment

2007-2008 School Year: 14,227 Students

2006-2007 School Year: 15,017 Students

2005-2006 School Year: 14,677 Students

2004-2005 School Year: 14,754 Students

2003-2004 School Year: 14,810 Students

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.

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