📍 1630 Gillam Way, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, 99701
Hunter Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough. The school has 363 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
Hunter Elementary enrolls 363 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 25% White, 24% Two or more races and 23% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 90 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 88 | 24% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 83 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 12 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
255 of the school's 363 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hunter Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Hunter Elementary is one of 33 schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, based in Fairbanks, Alaska. The district serves 11,857 students district-wide and employs 647 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 363 students, Hunter Elementary is close to the district average of about 359 students per school.
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