Golden Heart Academy

Set in Fairbanks, Alaska, Golden Heart Academy is a very small high school, part of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. It caters to 13 students across grades 5 through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 373 students each, so Golden Heart Academy sits 97% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, which oversees 34 schools and 12,214 students, Golden Heart Academy is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Golden Heart Academy shows that 69% of the student body identifies as Native American. Beyond that, the school reports 15% multiracial, 8% White, 8% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the area at large, Fairbanks North Star Borough reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,267 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Fairbanks North Star Borough's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,777 students), Golden Heart Academy is one campus in the mix.

Denali Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Golden Heart Academy.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Golden Heart Academy has shrank 28%, going from 18 students in 2018 to 13 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 28% to 8% across the same window.

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