Other / mixed grade configuration · Fairbanks, AK

Fairbanks B.E.S.T.

Federal NCES profile for Fairbanks B.E.S.T., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 59/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 020060000587
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🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
48
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fairbanks B.E.S.T. earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the largest schools in Alaska.

#1 of 17
schools in Fairbanks · Resource Index
59
Resource Index · Higher
784
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Fairbanks B.E.S.T. ranks #1 of 17 schools in Fairbanks, AK.

School address

Fairbanks, AK 99701
District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District · Alaska

NCES ID 020060000587 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+139 students YoY

Fairbanks B.E.S.T. grew from 801 students in 2022-23 to 940 in 2023-24 (+17.4%).

Teacher FTE added 1.0 → 2.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+139 students YoY 020060000587 · Fairbanks, AK Other · MID · TRAD

784 enr · RII 59

Nearest enrollment peer: Lathrop High School (788 students)

Fairbanks B.E.S.T. grew from 801 students in 2022-23 to 940 in 2023-24 (+17.4%). Teacher FTE added 1.0 → 2.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Alaska schools → · Find another →

Fairbanks B.E.S.T. in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Fairbanks B.E.S.T. reports 784 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Fairbanks B.E.S.T. compares

Fairbanks B.E.S.T. is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Alaska and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Alaska Alaska avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 784 top 4% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

784
Bigger than 85% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Funding equity
$17,616
per pupil, district-wide - below Alaska avg of $33,705
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 261 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 62.9%
Two or More 16.6%
Hispanic or Latino 10.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5.0%
Asian 4.1%
African American 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: White at 62.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 56.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 56.2, Fairbanks B.E.S.T. is more mixed than the Alaska school average of 43.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 9
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Fairbanks North Star Borough School District reports $17,616 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Fairbanks B.E.S.T. Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lathrop High School Similar size No free-lunch data No ratio data
West Valley High School Similar size No free-lunch data No ratio data
North Pole High School Similar size No free-lunch data No ratio data
North Pole Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data No ratio data
Tanana Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Fairbanks B.E.S.T.'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~784 students)

Frequently asked questions about Fairbanks B.E.S.T.

How many students attend Fairbanks B.E.S.T.?

Fairbanks B.E.S.T. has 784 students enrolled. It is a public school in Fairbanks, AK. CCD year-over-year: 801 (2022-23) → 940 (2023-24), up 139.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fairbanks B.E.S.T.?

The largest demographic group at Fairbanks B.E.S.T. is White at 62.9% of enrollment, in Fairbanks, AK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fairbanks B.E.S.T.?

Fairbanks B.E.S.T. has a Resource Investment Index of 59/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Fairbanks B.E.S.T. rank among schools in Fairbanks?

By Resource Investment Index, Fairbanks B.E.S.T. ranks #1 of 17 schools in Fairbanks, AK. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Fairbanks on the city page.

What other schools are in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District?

Besides Fairbanks B.E.S.T., Fairbanks North Star Borough School District also operates Lathrop High School (788 students), West Valley High School (782 students), and North Pole High School (695 students). See the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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