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Fairbanks B.e.s.t.

520 Fifth Avenue

Tel: (907)452-2000

Fairbanks B.e.s.t. serves 233 students in grades KG-12.
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority American Indian and Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 52%.
Fairbanks B.e.s.t. operates within the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.

The student population of 233 students has declined by 12% over five years.
The teacher population of 1 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The school's diversity score of 0.43 is more than the state average of 0.36. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(AK) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	n/a	18:1

American Indian	7%	24%

Asian	3%	6%

Hispanic	5%	7%

Black	2%	3%

White	75%	48%

Two or more races	8%	9%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.43	0.36

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	9%	38%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	2%	5%

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District's student population of 13,863 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $18,002 in this district is less than the state average of $27,880. The district revenue/student has grown by 24% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $18,296 is less than the state average of $27,459. The district spending/student has grown by 20% over four years.

School District Name	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Number of Schools Managed	35	4
Number of Students Managed	13,863	399

District Total Revenue	$254 MM	$11 MM

District Spending	$258 MM	$11 MM

District Revenue / Student	$18,002	$27,880

District Spending / Student	$18,296	$27,459

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