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Utqiagvik, Alaska - 11 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks North Slope Borough School District #21 of 40 districts in Alaska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $39,365 per pupil, North Slope Borough School District ranks #20 of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending (Alaska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,044
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$39,365
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Slope Borough School District operates 11 public schools serving 2,044 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Alaska. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined, 2 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in North Slope Borough.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $39,365 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 54 Alaska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alaska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 54.3% local, 29.6% state, and 16.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 45/100, ranked #21 of 40 in Alaska against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 205.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 68.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 2.2% Asian, 0.8% White, 0.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Barrow High School, with a diversity index of 58.0/100.
Its largest campus is Fred Ipalook Elementary, enrolling 494 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kiita Learning Community, at 39 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fred Ipalook Elementary accounts for 24.2% of all North Slope Borough School District student enrollment
That concentration means North Slope Borough School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
North Slope Borough School District school enrollment varies 13× across entities
North Slope Borough School District school enrollment ranges from 39 students (lowest) to 494 students (highest), a spread of 455 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
North Slope Borough School District student-counselor ratio is 205:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
North Slope Borough School District chronic absenteeism rate is 68.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to North Slope Borough School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in North Slope Borough School District?
North Slope Borough School District has 11 schools, including 8 combined, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,044 students.
How much does North Slope Borough School District spend per student?
North Slope Borough School District spends $39,365 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #21 in Alaska.
What is the demographic composition of North Slope Borough School District?
North Slope Borough School District students are 2.2% Asian, 0.8% White, 0.1% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Slope Borough School District?
North Slope Borough School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #21 out of 40 districts in Alaska.