At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
11,857
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
30
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
19.5:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$17,616
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$9,496
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 10,338
- Teachers (FTE)
- 559
- Student–teacher ratio
- 18.5:1
What current records say about Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District operates 30 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Fairbanks, Alaska. NCES reports 11,857 students and 608.24 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Alaska agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 3 of 52 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $17,616 in current expenditure per pupil and $9,496 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 43 of 52 in Alaska. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 2.8%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 11.1%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 608.24
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $223,780,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Fairbanks, Alaska
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 64.8422, -147.7180
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White54.9%
- Hispanic10.9%
- Black3.1%
- Asian2.3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native9.3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.5%
- Multiracial18%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
30 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 30 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Learning Systems | OtherPK–12 | 184 | 15.7:1 | |
| Anderson Crawford Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 369 | 19.4:1 | |
| Anne Wien Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 360 | 18:1 | |
| Arctic Light Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 361 | 18.1:1 | |
| Barnette Magnet School | ElementaryPK–08 | 417 | 18.4:1 | |
| Boreal Sun Charter SchoolCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 201 | 18.3:1 | |
| Chinook Montessori Charter SchoolCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 158 | 17.6:1 | |
| Denali Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 300 | 16.7:1 | |
| Discovery Peak Charter SchoolCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 193 | 19.3:1 | |
| Effie Kokrine Charter SchoolCharter | High07–12 | 139 | 17.6:1 | |
| Fairbanks B.E.S.T. | OtherPK–12 | 784 | 784:1 | |
| Golden Heart Academy | High05–12 | 13 | 5.5:1 | |
| Hunter Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 332 | 17.5:1 | |
| Hutchison High School | High09–12 | 356 | 16.8:1 | |
| Ladd Elementary | ElementaryPK–08 | 383 | 19.2:1 | |
| Lathrop High School | High09–12 | 788 | 17.3:1 | |
| North Pole Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 312 | 17.8:1 | |
| North Pole High School | High09–12 | 695 | 20:1 | |
| North Pole Middle School | Middle06–08 | 631 | 17.8:1 | |
| North Star College | High11–12 | 197 | Not reported | |
| Randy Smith Middle School | Middle06–08 | 413 | 16.6:1 | |
| Ryan Middle School | Middle06–08 | 463 | 16.7:1 | |
| Salcha Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 59 | 19.7:1 | |
| Tanana Middle School | Middle06–08 | 523 | 18.6:1 |