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 an area of 7361 sqmi, which is roughly equal to the size of Rhode Island, Delaware, and Connecticut combined, or to the state of Israel.

Senior high schools

 * Grades 9-12
 * Hutchison High School (Fairbanks)
 * Lathrop High School (Fairbanks)
 * North Pole High School (North Pole)
 * West Valley High School (Fairbanks)

Junior/Senior High Schools

 * Grades 7-12
 * Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School (Eielson AFB)

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)
 * Joy Elementary (Fairbanks) - formerly, now closed

Elementary schools

 * Grades K-5
 * Anderson-Crawford Elementary School (Eielson AFB)
 * Anne Wien Elementary School (Fairbanks)
 * Arctic Light Elementary School (Fort Wainwright)
 * Midnight Sun Elementary School (Fairbanks)
 * Denali Elementary School (Fairbanks)
 * Hunter Elementary School (Fairbanks)
 * Ladd Elementary School (Fairbanks)
 * North Pole Elementary School (North Pole)
 * Pearl Creek Elementary School (Fairbanks)
 * Salcha Elementary School (Salcha)
 * Ticasuk 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

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.