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Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, AK: schools, enrollment and spending

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District runs 33 public schools with 11,857 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 19.5 students per teacher is about the same as the Alaska figure of 19.2.

At a glance

Schools
33
Students
11,857
Teachers (FTE)
608
Students per teacher
19.5
AK: 19.2 · US: 15.3
Address
520 Fifth Ave, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone
(907)452-2000
County
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0200600
State district ID
AK-16
Total staff (FTE)
1,515
School counselors (FTE)
43.0About 276 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
46.0
Charter schools
5
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Students per teacher compared

This district19.5
Alaska19.2
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (11,386), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$230.0 million
Federal revenue
$36.1 million
State revenue
$143.3 million
Local revenue
$50.5 million
Total spending
$239.0 million
Spending per pupil
$20,986
Salaries
$118.4 million49.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$72.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 15.7%
  • State: 62.3%
  • Local: 22.0%

Alaska overall

  • Federal: 16.5%
  • State: 62.2%
  • Local: 21.3%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,986
Alaska$21,336
United States$16,826

Schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

By level: 7 high, 4 middle, 20 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Alternative Learning SystemsOtherPK to 1218416.7
Anderson Crawford ElementaryElementaryPK to 536919.4
Anne Wien ElementaryElementaryPK to 536018.0
Arctic Light ElementaryElementaryPK to 536118.1
Barnette Magnet SchoolElementaryPK to 841719.0
Boreal Sun Charter SchoolCharterElementaryK to 820118.3
Chinook Montessori Charter SchoolCharterElementaryK to 815817.6
Denali ElementaryElementaryPK to 530016.7
Discovery Peak Charter SchoolCharterElementaryK to 819319.3
Effie Kokrine Charter SchoolCharterHigh7 to 1213919.9
Fairbanks B.E.S.T.OtherPK to 12784784.0
Golden Heart AcademyHigh5 to 12136.5
Hunter ElementaryElementaryPK to 533217.5
Hutchison High SchoolHigh9 to 1235617.0
Ladd ElementaryElementaryPK to 838319.1
Lathrop High SchoolHigh9 to 1278817.5
Midnight Sun Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 532217.9
North Pole ElementaryElementaryPK to 531218.4
North Pole High SchoolHigh9 to 1269520.4
North Pole Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 863118.0
North Star CollegeHigh11 to 12197
Pearl Creek ElementaryElementaryPK to 538816.9
Randy Smith Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 841317.2
Ryan Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 846317.1
Salcha ElementaryElementaryPK to 55919.7
Tanana Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 852318.7
Ticasuk Brown ElementaryElementaryPK to 535116.7
Two Rivers SchoolElementaryPK to 86716.8
University Park ElementaryElementaryPK to 536117.2
Watershed Charter SchoolCharterElementaryK to 820022.2
Weller ElementaryElementaryPK to 541319.7
West Valley High SchoolHigh9 to 1278219.1
Woodriver ElementaryElementaryPK to 534218.0

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.