Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

School district in Alaska, United States

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

School district headquarters building in downtown Fairbanks.

Location

Fairbanks, Alaska

United States
Coordinates| 64°50′31.5″N 147°43′04″W﻿ / ﻿64.842083°N 147.71778°W﻿ / 64.842083; -147.71778
District information
Type| Public school district
Students and staff
Students| 14,000
Other information
Website| Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

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 an area of 7,361 square miles (19,060 km2), which is roughly equal to the size of Rhode Island, Delaware, and Connecticut combined,[2] or to the state of Israel.[citation needed]

## History

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In 1904 the first public school opened in Fairbanks.[3] This building was made of wood, and was destroyed by a fire on December 4, 1932. A replacement facility, named Main School and now known as Fairbanks City Hall, opened on January 22, 1934. Additional schools began opening circa the 1940s and 1950s.[4]

In 2022 the school district set the grade configuration of middle schools to grades 6-8.[5]

## Schools

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### Senior high schools

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Hutchison High School.

* Grades 9-12
* Hutchison High School (Fairbanks)
* Lathrop High School (Fairbanks)
* North Pole High School (North Pole)
* It is the zoned high school for Eielson Air Force Base.[6]
* West Valley High School (Fairbanks)

### Middle schools

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* 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

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

### Elementary schools

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* Grades K-5
* Anderson-Crawford Elementary School (Eielson AFB)
* Anne Hopkins Wien Elementary School (Fairbanks)
* Arctic Light Elementary School (Fort Wainwright)
* 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.[7] 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.[8]
* North Pole Elementary School (North Pole)
* Pearl Creek Elementary School (Fairbanks)
* Salcha Elementary School (Salcha)
* Emily Ticasuk Ivanoff Brown Elementary School (Fairbanks)
* Its namesake is Ticasuk Brown.
* University Park Elementary School (Fairbanks)
* Weller Elementary School (Fairbanks)
* Woodriver Elementary School (Fairbanks)

### Charter schools

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* 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

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* 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.[9] The closure was due to a loss in funds.[10]
* Elementary schools
* Anderson Elementary School (Eielson AFB, grades K-2) - In 2022 Anderson closed.[11]
* Joy Elementary School (Fairbanks, later a K-8 school) - Closed in 2022.[12]
* 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.[4]
* Nordale Elementary School - In 2022 it was scheduled to become a facility for alternative education programs.[5]
* Alternative schools
* Howard Luke Academy (high school)[13]

## Enrollment

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2007-2008 School Year: 14,227 Students[14]
2006-2007 School Year: 15,017 Students[15]
2005-2006 School Year: 14,677 Students[16]
2004-2005 School Year: 14,754 Students[17]
2003-2004 School Year: 14,810 Students[18]

## Demographics

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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

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* List of school districts in Alaska

## References

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1. ^ a b "Enrollment by District, Ethnicity, and Grade as of Oct. 1, 2007" (PDF). Office of Data Management. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. February 12, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
2. ^ Moving to Fairbanks? Archived 2008-03-07 at the Wayback Machine – Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
3. ^ Bonnell, Ray (November 24, 2014). "Main School, now City Hall, is a Fairbanks fixture". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
4. ^ a b "City Hall History". City of Fairbanks. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
5. ^ a b Bengel, Alex (February 3, 2022). "Fairbanks School Board approves closing of two elementary schools". KTVF/KXDF. Gray Local Media. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
6. ^ "Military Family Information". Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
7. ^ Bohman, Amanda (April 19, 2017). "Badger Road school to be renamed Midnight Sun". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
8. ^ Hannon, Robert (April 20, 2017). "Fairbanks elementary school name voted out". KTOO (FM). Retrieved December 20, 2024.
9. ^ Stremple, Claire (April 29, 2024). "School closure on Eielson Air Force base highlights effects of education policy choices". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved December 20, 2024. \- Copy at Anchorage Daily News
10. ^ Snydr, Jonathan (March 12, 2024). "School on Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks may be shuttered due to funding shortfall". Anchorage Daily News. Stars and Stripes. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
11. ^ Snyder, Jonathan (March 25, 2024). "School on Alaska military base will close for good". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
12. ^ "A "Memory Walk" for Joy Elementary School's final days open". KTVF/KXDF. Gray Local Media. May 12, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
13. ^ "Alternative Learning System". Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
14. ^ "District Enrollment as of October 1, 2007" (PDF). Office of Data Management. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. February 12, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
15. ^ "District Enrollment as of October 1, 2006" (PDF). Office of Data Management. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. May 30, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
16. ^ "District Enrollment as of October 1, 2005" (PDF). Office of Data Management. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. January 26, 2006. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
17. ^ "District Enrollment as of October 1, 2004" (PDF). Office of Data Management. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. April 18, 2005. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
18. ^ "District Enrollment as of October 1, 2003" (PDF). Office of Data Management. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. April 15, 2004. Retrieved March 26, 2008.

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