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Enrollment
357
High
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020060000260
Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School
675 Raven's Way, Eielson AFB, AK 99702 · (907)372-3110 · Fairbanks North Star Borough
GRADES 06–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
68 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 8% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2023-24 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
AK avg 35.2%
Math
49.8%
AK avg 34.3%
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 35 and 34.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Fairbanks North Star Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #2 of 43 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #2 of 44 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #25 of 72 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #26 of 38 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #26 of 38 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #38 of 45 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
357
+6 (+2%) vs 2017
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 15.4:1
% White
67%
was 63%
% Hispanic
15%
was 10%
% Black
2%
was 7%
% Asian
3%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 357 | 20.9 | 17.1:1 | 19% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 21 | 19.6:1 | 23% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 22.8 | 15.4:1 | 28% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 29 | 11.9:1 | 27% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 19% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 20% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 36 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (351 to 357); teachers down 8% (22.8 to 20.9).
About Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School
Among the schools in Eielson AFB, Alaska, is Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School, a mid-sized high school. Federal data show 357 students enrolled in grades 6 through 12 in 2023-24.
The 34 schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District enroll 12,214 students altogether, Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School among them.
The student body at Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School is 67% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among Fairbanks North Star Borough residents, the White share is about 69%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School comes to 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.6:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Alaska is 17.0:1. Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School counts 19% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 33% average for public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough.
In the surrounding county, Fairbanks North Star Borough, median household income comes to about $88,267, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The county has 39 public schools and about 23,777 students.
Of the public schools around it, Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School is closest to Anderson Crawford Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School had 351 students in 2017-18 and 357 in 2023-24, nearly the same. The Black share of enrollment dropped from 7% to 2% over the same period. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.4:1 to 17.1:1.
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Fairbanks North Star Borough at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,460
Census ACS
Median income
$88,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
23,777 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
- Lathrop High SchoolHigh · 788 students
- Fairbanks B.E.S.T.Combined · 784 students
- West Valley High SchoolHigh · 782 students
- North Pole High SchoolHigh · 695 students
- North Pole Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Tanana Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
Other schools in Eielson AFB
- Anderson Crawford ElementaryElementary · 369 students
- Anderson ElementaryElementary
Nearby schools
- Anderson Crawford Elementary0.2 mi · 369
- North Pole Middle School9.4 mi · 631
- North Pole Elementary9.7 mi · 312
- North Pole High School10.0 mi · 695
- Discovery Peak Charter School10.2 mi · 193
- Midnight Sun Elementary School13.4 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High SchoolHow large is Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School?
Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School serve?
Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School is approximately 19.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School?
Student demographics at Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School are roughly 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School in?
Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School is part of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
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