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Schools

Senior high schools

*Grades 9-12 ** Hutchison High School (

) ** Lathrop High School (Fairbanks) **

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) ** West Valley High School (Fairbanks)

Junior/Senior High Schools

*Grades 7-12 **

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( 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) **Joy Elementary (Fairbanks)

Elementary schools

*Grades 3-6 **

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Elementary School (Eielson AFB) *Grades K-6 **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) **Nordale Elementary School (Fairbanks) **North Pole Elementary School (North Pole) **Pearl Creek Elementary School (Fairbanks) **Salcha Elementary School (

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) **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

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.

References

External links

{{Authority control School districts in Alaska Education in Fairbanks, Alaska Education in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska