Two Rivers School

Two Rivers School is one of the rural-scale K-5 schools in Fairbanks, Alaska, one of the schools within Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, with 67 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 277 students each, so Two Rivers School sits 76% smaller than that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Two Rivers School reports that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 24% multiracial, 7% Native American, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Fairbanks North Star Borough overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Two Rivers School has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages about 15.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 48% of students at Two Rivers School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fairbanks North Star Borough runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Two Rivers School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Fairbanks North Star Borough) shows that the typical household earns roughly $88,267 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fairbanks North Star Borough runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,777 students), of which Two Rivers School is one.

The closest other public school is Midnight Sun Elementary School, roughly 12.1 miles away.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Two Rivers School's enrollment has declined 23% since 2018, when it stood at 87 (now 67). Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 9% to 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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