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Interior Distance Education Of Alaska (idea) School

Serves grades PK - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2157 Van Horn Rd
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone
(907) 374-2200
District
Galena City School District
County
FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
7486
Classroom Teachers
62

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.1% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Interior Distance Education Of Alaska (idea) School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
25%
42%
24%
37%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
28%
42%
29%
32%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
38%
52%
40%
32%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
47%
35%
67%
41%
27%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
25%
52%
30%
22%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
23%
52%
32%
12%
15%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
26%
64%
31%
34%
21%
49%
26%
64%
31%
34%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
121
84
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 273 3.6%
Kindergarten 570 7.6%
Grade 1 593 7.9%
Grade 2 575 7.7%
Grade 3 579 7.7%
Grade 4 586 7.8%
Grade 5 560 7.5%
Grade 6 551 7.4%
Grade 7 564 7.5%
Grade 8 528 7.1%
Grade 9 451 6.0%
Grade 10 528 7.1%
Grade 11 483 6.5%
Grade 12 645 8.6%
Total 7486 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.9% 78.9% 55.2%
Black 1.4% 1.4% 2.7%
Hispanic 3.8% 3.6% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 1.2% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 11.6% 14.8% 27.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 94.0% 39.2%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 94.0% 36.3%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 0.0% 2.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 565 733,406
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 31.8 1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 10.1% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.2% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 41.1% 36.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.8% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 11.9% 13.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 282 267,865
Single Parent Households With Children 34.4% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.9% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.0% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.3% 25.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.5% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 24.5% 13.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 23.0% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 5.0% 12.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.2% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 3.5% 6.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $2,991 $23,231,000 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $350 $2,715,000 5.9%
Staff $610 $4,738,000 10.3%
General Administration $114 $883,000 1.9%
School Administration $395 $3,067,000 6.7%
Operation $597 $4,636,000 10.1%
Transportation $11 $84,000 0.2%
Other $184 $1,433,000 3.1%
Total Support $2,260 $17,556,000 38.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $654 $5,081,000 11.1%
Total Expenditures $5,905 $45,868,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,345 $1,352,382,000 48.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,486 $194,264,000 7.0%
Staff $1,877 $245,342,000 8.9%
General Administration $262 $34,292,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,165 $152,285,000 5.5%
Operation $2,261 $295,609,000 10.7%
Transportation $563 $73,651,000 2.7%
Other $816 $106,624,000 3.8%
Total Support $8,431 $1,102,067,000 39.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,421 $316,542,000 11.4%
Total Expenditures $21,197 $2,770,991,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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