North Pole High School

North Pole High School operates as a large high school in North Pole, Alaska, operated by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Current enrollment sits at 695 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 373 students each, so North Pole High School sits 86% bigger than that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, North Pole High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, North Pole High School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Fairbanks North Star Borough runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Fairbanks North Star Borough indicate median household earnings sit near $88,267, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fairbanks North Star Borough's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,777 students), North Pole High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is North Pole Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. North Pole High School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 708 (now 695). The White share of enrollment edged down from 71% to 65% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

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