Ryan Middle School

Ryan Middle School, a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in Fairbanks, Alaska, overseen by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, instructs 463 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Ryan Middle School is one of 34 schools operated by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, a district that educates 12,214 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Ryan Middle School shows that the most-represented group is White (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 31% multiracial, 13% Native American, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, Fairbanks North Star Borough as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Fairbanks North Star Borough (around 33%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Fairbanks North Star Borough runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,777 students), of which Ryan Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Lathrop High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Ryan Middle School operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Ryan Middle School's enrollment has grew 25% since 2018, when it stood at 371 (now 463). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 47% to 35%.

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