Regular local school district · North Slope Borough
North Slope Borough School District, AK: schools, enrollment and spending
North Slope Borough School District runs 11 public schools with 1,853 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.4 students per teacher is 7.8 lower than the Alaska figure of 19.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 11
- Students
- 1,853
- Teachers (FTE)
- 162
- Students per teacher
- 11.4
- AK: 19.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 829 Aivik St, Utqiagvik, AK 99723
- Phone
- (907)852-5311
- County
- North Slope Borough
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0200610
- State district ID
- AK-36
- Total staff (FTE)
- 400
- School counselors (FTE)
- 10.0About 185 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 24.0
Students per teacher compared
This district11.4
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 (2,138), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $79.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $9.6 million
- State revenue
- $25.0 million
- Local revenue
- $44.8 million
- Total spending
- $82.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $38,496
- Salaries
- $34.5 million41.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $300,000
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.0%
- State: 31.5%
- Local: 56.5%
Alaska overall
- Federal: 16.5%
- State: 62.2%
- Local: 21.3%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$38,496
Alaska$21,336
United States$16,826
Schools in North Slope Borough School District
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 7 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Alak SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 138 | 8.1 |
| Barrow High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 259 | 13.6 |
| Eben Hopson Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 214 | 15.3 |
| Fred Ipalook ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 494 | 15.4 |
| Harold Kaveolook SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 63 | 10.5 |
| Kali SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 75 | 6.8 |
| Kiita Learning CommunityCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 39 | 9.8 |
| Meade River SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 86 | 8.6 |
| Nuiqsut Trapper SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 143 | 8.9 |
| Nunamiut SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 112 | 10.2 |
| Tikigaq SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 230 | 11.0 |
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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.