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Fairbanks B.e.s.t. School

Serves grades PK - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
520 Fifth Ave
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone
(907) 452-2000
District
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
County
FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
801
Classroom Teachers
1

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.9% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Fairbanks B.e.s.t. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

80 60 40 20 0
65%
28%
75%
32%
55%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

820 800 780 760 740 720 700 680 660 640 620 600 580 560 540 520 500 480 460 440 420 400 380 360 340 320 300 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
801
20
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 2 0.2%
Kindergarten 68 8.5%
Grade 1 48 6.0%
Grade 2 56 7.0%
Grade 3 52 6.5%
Grade 4 43 5.4%
Grade 5 49 6.1%
Grade 6 49 6.1%
Grade 7 50 6.2%
Grade 8 61 7.6%
Grade 9 70 8.7%
Grade 10 88 11.0%
Grade 11 92 11.5%
Grade 12 73 9.1%
Total 801 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.0% 68.3% 55.2%
Black 1.8% 4.1% 2.7%
Hispanic 10.3% 12.9% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.9% 2.5% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 7.1% 12.3% 27.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 35.4% 39.2%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 27.2% 36.3%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 8.1% 2.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 96,299 733,583
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 13.1 1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 6.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.5% 36.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.0% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 11.8% 12.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 35,824 264,376
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.7% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.9% 30.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.6% 23.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.6% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.9% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.8% 12.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.8% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 6.0% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,348 $131,451,000 55.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,015 $25,592,000 10.7%
Staff $791 $10,052,000 4.2%
General Administration $208 $2,647,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,108 $14,070,000 5.9%
Operation $1,873 $23,788,000 10.0%
Transportation $837 $10,638,000 4.5%
Other $851 $10,810,000 4.5%
Total Support $7,683 $97,597,000 40.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $780 $9,904,000 4.1%
Total Expenditures $18,811 $238,952,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,345 $1,352,382,000 48.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,486 $194,264,000 7.0%
Staff $1,877 $245,342,000 8.9%
General Administration $262 $34,292,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,165 $152,285,000 5.5%
Operation $2,261 $295,609,000 10.7%
Transportation $563 $73,651,000 2.7%
Other $816 $106,624,000 3.8%
Total Support $8,431 $1,102,067,000 39.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,421 $316,542,000 11.4%
Total Expenditures $21,197 $2,770,991,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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