Effie Kokrine Charter School

Effie Kokrine Charter School is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in Fairbanks, Alaska, one of the schools within Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. The school instructs 139 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 63% leaner than the state mean of about 373.

Within Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, which oversees 34 schools and 12,214 students, Effie Kokrine Charter School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Effie Kokrine Charter School lists that the largest single group is Native American, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 27% multiracial, 11% White, 4% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 60% of students at Effie Kokrine Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Fairbanks North Star Borough's rate of about 33%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Fairbanks North Star Borough indicate the typical household earns roughly $88,267 per year, 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), Effie Kokrine Charter School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is University Park Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. Effie Kokrine Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Effie Kokrine Charter School's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 171 (now 139). The White share of enrollment contracted from 18% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Effie Kokrine Charter School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.