📍 2880 Hurst Road, North Pole, Fairbanks North Star Borough, 99705
Discovery Peak Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in North Pole, Fairbanks North Star Borough. The school has 194 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Discovery Peak Charter School enrolls 194 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 11 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 8.8% Two or more races and 5.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 152 | 78% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 8.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
34 of the school's 194 students (18%) 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.
Discovery Peak Charter School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Discovery Peak Charter School 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 194 students, Discovery Peak Charter School is smaller than the district average of about 359 students per school.
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