📍 8530 Richardson Hwy, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, 99701
Salcha Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough. The school has 66 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
Salcha Elementary enrolls 66 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 17% Two or more races and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 43 | 65% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 12% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 6.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
28 of the school's 66 students (42%) 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.
Salcha Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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.
Salcha 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 66 students, Salcha Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 359 students per school.
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