📍 520 Fifth Ave, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, 99701
Fairbanks B.E.S.T. is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough. The school has 801 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 801.0:1.
Fairbanks B.E.S.T. enrolls 801 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 801.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 15% Two or more races and 8.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 515 | 64% |
| Two or more races | 123 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 8.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 45 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 33 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3 of the school's 801 students (<1%) 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.
Fairbanks B.E.S.T. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Fairbanks B.E.S.T. 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 801 students, Fairbanks B.E.S.T. is larger than the district average of about 359 students per school.
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