Alternative Learning Systems

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Fairbanks, Alaska

Alternative Learning Systems in Fairbanks, Alaska enrolled 184 students in 2024-25 with 11.7 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Alaska median of 11.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 11-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alaska: 29.4% and 32.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 30-34% (Alaska: 77.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%

188 students in 2022-23, 193 students in 2023-24, 184 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.8 to 11.7.

Students enrolled at Alternative Learning Systems by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 193, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231882023-241932024-25184
Students enrolled at Alternative Learning Systems by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 193, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231882023-241932024-25184
Students enrolled at Alternative Learning Systems by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 193, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231882023-241932024-25184
Students enrolled at Alternative Learning Systems by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 193, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231882023-241932024-25184
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318813.813.6
2023-2419312.415.6
2024-2518411.715.7

15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 Alaska schools of this kind

Among the 196 Alaska schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; This school 15.7; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; This school 15.7; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; This school 15.7; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 11.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alaska other schools, 2024-25196 values from 3.2 to 99.3; This school 15.7; state median 11.3.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 11.3U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 97 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alternative Learning Systems enrolled 194 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 97 of the 194 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent18.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.2% of students were White, 22.3% American Indian, 21.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White40.2%
  2. American Indian22.3%
  3. Two or more races21.2%
  4. Hispanic8.7%
  5. Black4.9%
  6. Asian1.6%
  7. Pacific Islander1.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Alternative Learning Systems scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alaska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlaska
Reading and language arts, 2021-2211‑19%32%29.4%
Math, 2022-2320% or less24% (2021-22)32.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

30-34% of the 61 students in Alternative Learning Systems's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.9% across Alaska. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtAlaska
Four-year graduation rate30‑34%76%77.9%
Students in the class617799,629

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Fairbanks

4 public schools of this kind in Fairbanks report 2024-25 enrollment; Alternative Learning Systems is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)7,876not reportednot reported
Raven School3,687not reportednot reported
Fairbanks B.E.S.T.784not reportednot reported
Alternative Learning Systems18415.7not reported

All public schools in Fairbanks →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Alternative Learning Systems

  1. Fairbanks B.E.S.T.The nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 784 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)The next nearest public school of this kind, 2.5 miles away: 7,876 students (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Alternative Learning Systems with Fairbanks B.E.S.T.Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fairbanks North Star Borough School District spends per student$17,616 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,616
  5. The largest public schools in AlaskaAlternative Learning Systems is the number 41 by size of 210 Alaska schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#41 of 210
  6. Alaska schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Alaska median of 11.3 for schools of this kind.15.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Alternative Learning Systems

  1. How many students attend Alternative Learning Systems?
    184 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 188 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Fairbanks, AK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Alternative Learning Systems?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alaska median for schools of this kind is 11.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Alternative Learning Systems a Title I school?
    Alternative Learning Systems was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Alternative Learning Systems do on state tests?
    The students tested at Alternative Learning Systems scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 29.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 32.3% in math in 2022-23 across Alaska. Alaska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Alternative Learning Systems?
    30-34% of the 61 students in Alternative Learning Systems's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.9% across Alaska. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Alternative Learning Systems in?
    Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, NCES district ID 0200600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 020060000325 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

Compiled from official source data by .