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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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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.

The district encompasses all of Fairbanks North Star Borough, an area of 7,361 square miles (19,060 km), which is roughly equal to the size of Rhode Island, Delaware, and Connecticut combined, or to the state of Israel.

History

In 1904 the first public school opened in Fairbanks. 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.

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.

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

Schools

Senior high schools

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
    • 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. 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.
    • 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

  • Grades 7-12
    • Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School (Eielson AFB) - The school closed in 2024. The closure was due to a loss in funds.
  • Elementary schools
    • Anderson Elementary School (Eielson AFB, grades K-2) - In 2022 Anderson closed.
    • Joy Elementary School (Fairbanks, later a K-8 school) - Closed in 2022.
    • 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.
    • Nordale Elementary School - In 2022 it was scheduled to become a facility for alternative education programs.
  • Alternative schools
    • Howard Luke Academy (high school) - It was named after Howard Luke. Effie Kokrine Charter School is located in the ex-Howard Luke facility.

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2024. - Text list
  3. ^ Moving to Fairbanks? Archived 2008-03-07 at the Wayback Machine – Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
  4. ^ Bonnell, Ray (November 24, 2014). "Main School, now City Hall, is a Fairbanks fixture". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "City Hall History". City of Fairbanks. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Enrollment". January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  7. ^ Bross, Dan (February 3, 2022). "3 elementary schools to close in Fairbanks area due to low enrollment, budget challenges". Alaska Public Media. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  8. ^ Bengel, Alex (February 3, 2022). "Fairbanks School Board approves closing of two elementary schools". KTVF/KXDF. Gray Local Media. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Military Family Information". Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Bohman, Amanda (April 19, 2017). "Badger Road school to be renamed Midnight Sun". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  11. ^ Hannon, Robert (April 20, 2017). "Fairbanks elementary school name voted out". KTOO (FM). Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  12. ^ 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
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Snyder, Jonathan (March 25, 2024). "School on Alaska military base will close for good". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "A "Memory Walk" for Joy Elementary School's final days open". KTVF/KXDF. Gray Local Media. May 12, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Alternative Learning System". Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  17. ^ "In Memory of Howard Luke" (PDF). The Council. Tanana Chiefs Conference. November 2019. pp. 4–5. - Cited: p. 5.
  18. ^ "Home". Effie Kokrine Charter School. Retrieved December 22, 2024 – via University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Charter School will be located in the School District's Howard Luke Academy on Loftus Road in Fairbanks, Alaska. - The address is, as of December 2024: "601 Loftus Road Fairbanks AK 99709"
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "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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