Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Encyclopedia
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.
The district encompasses an area of 7361 square miles (19,064.9 km²), which is roughly equal to the size of Rhode Island
, Delaware
, and Connecticut
combined.
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
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
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
(USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
). 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
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, Delaware
Delaware
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, and Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
combined.
Senior High Schools
- Grades 9-12
- Hutchison High School (FairbanksFairbanks, AlaskaFairbanks 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 SchoolLathrop High SchoolLathrop 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 PoleNorth Pole, AlaskaNorth 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 SchoolWest 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)
- Hutchison High School (Fairbanks
Junior/Senior High Schools
- Grades 7-12
- Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School (Eielson AFBEielson Air Force BaseEielson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska....
)
- Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School (Eielson AFB
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 WainwrightFort WainwrightFort 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 Students2006-2007 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