Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School

As a mid-sized 9-12 campus in Eielson AFB, Alaska, Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School instructs 357 students from grades 6 through 12, overseen by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.

Within Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, which oversees 34 schools and 12,214 students, Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School logs that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Roughly 19% of students at Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Fairbanks North Star Borough's rate of about 33%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Fairbanks North Star Borough put median household income runs about $88,267, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Fairbanks North Star Borough's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,777 students), Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

Anderson Crawford Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 6-year window. Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 351 (now 357). Black enrollment moved from 7% to 2% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.