📍 1684 Okpik St, Utqiagvik, North Slope Borough, 99723
Barrow High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Utqiagvik, North Slope Borough. The school has 276 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Slope Borough School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
Barrow High School enrolls 276 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% American Indian or Alaska Native, 15% Two or more races and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 179 | 65% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 15% |
| Asian | 32 | 12% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 20 | 7.2% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
81 of the school's 276 students (29%) 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.
Barrow High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Barrow High School is one of 11 schools in North Slope Borough School District, based in Utqiagvik, Alaska. The district serves 1,853 students district-wide and employs 131 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 276 students, Barrow High School is larger than the district average of about 168 students per school.