Hunter Elementary

Hunter Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Fairbanks, Alaska, one of the schools within Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Current enrollment sits at 332 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 12,214 students; Hunter Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Hunter Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 27%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Native American, 20% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 6% Black. By comparison, Fairbanks North Star Borough as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hunter Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fairbanks North Star Borough runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hunter Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.9%; this one delivers 18.9%.

In the surrounding community, Fairbanks North Star Borough reports that median household income runs about $88,267, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hunter Elementary is one of 39 public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough (combined enrollment of about 23,777 students).

Lathrop High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hunter Elementary has decreased 11%, going from 374 students in 2018 to 332 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 34% to 27%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Hunter Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.