Enrollment
356
High
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020060000650
Hutchison High School
3750 Geist Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709 · (907) 479-2261 · Fairbanks North Star Borough
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Alaska public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alaska public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
89 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 110 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 112 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 17% |
Student demographics
50%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.
Gender split
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
AK avg 36.1% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
20.8%
AK avg 34.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 20.2% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hutchison High School
Hutchison High School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchison High School this school | 356 | 25.0% | 34.5% |
| Soldotna High School Soldotna | 695 | 27.5% | 28.6% |
| Mat-Su Career & Tech Ed High School Wasilla | 705 | 25.0% | 40.9% |
| West Valley High School Fairbanks | 782 | 21.1% | 37.2% |
| North Pole High School North Pole | 695 | 22.4% | 26.6% |
| Valdez High School Valdez | 175 | 33.1% | 38.4% |
Matched among Alaska high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hutchison High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Fairbanks North Star Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #14 of 39 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #24 of 43 ▲ 1 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #6 of 44 ▲ 7 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #26 of 72 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #15 of 38 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #30 of 38 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.0% | #34 of 45 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #10 of 28 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
356
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 21.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 356 | 21.2 | 16.8:1 | 25% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 21.2 | 17.8:1 | 28% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 23% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 17 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 25.5 | 16.0:1 | 20% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 24% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 16% (58) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hutchison High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (408 to 356); teachers down 17% (25.5 to 21.2).
About Hutchison High School
Hutchison High School is a mid-sized high school located in Fairbanks, Alaska. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 356 students on the rolls.
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District enrolls 12,214 students in 34 schools, including Hutchison High School.
More than half of the students at Hutchison High School are White (69%). Next come 15% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Native American, and 3% Black. That is in line with Fairbanks North Star Borough, where about 69% of residents are White. The diversity index for Hutchison High School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.8:1. That is in line with the 17.0:1 average for high schools in Alaska. Federal data show 25% of students (89) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 33% for public schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough.
On the allk12 Grade, Hutchison High School lands at B, ahead of 57% of Alaska public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hutchison High School is 44.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.5%.
In the wider Fairbanks North Star Borough area, median household income comes to about $88,267, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Fairbanks North Star Borough's 39 public schools enroll about 23,777 students and include Hutchison High School.
West Valley High School is the nearest public school to Hutchison High School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Hutchison High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Hutchison High School is behind the 35.9% nearby average, ranking 4th of 6.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% drop, from 371 to 356. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.8:1 to 16.8:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Hutchison High School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- Tanana Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
Nearby schools
- West Valley High School0.3 mi · 782
- North Star College0.4 mi · 197
- Effie Kokrine Charter School0.7 mi · 139
- University Park Elementary1.0 mi · 361
- Raven School1.0 mi · 3,687
- Woodriver Elementary1.8 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Hutchison High SchoolHow many students attend Hutchison High School?
Hutchison High School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hutchison High School serve?
Hutchison High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hutchison High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hutchison High School is approximately 16.8:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hutchison High School?
Hutchison High School reports a student body of 69% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Hutchison High School public or private?
Hutchison High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.