Welcome, New Families, to the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District!

   

NEW STUDENTS ONLY: Register your children 
(Kindergarten-12th grade) online, click here!

Find your neighborhood school

Find your school bus stop

 The new school will need the following documents:

• Birth Certificate: Required for students entering kindergarten or first grade who have not been enrolled in the district before
• Proof of Immunization: Current Shot Records  
• Transcripts or Report Cards: Helps with class placement
• Proof of Current Physical Address: Housing letter or utility bills (i.e. water or electricity)

Immunizations Information: https://www.k12northstar.org/Page/1999

School Supplies: https://www.k12northstar.org/backtoschool 

Nutrition Services: https://www.k12northstar.org/Page/9846 

FNSBSD schools that serve Eielson AFB military housing areas:

Anderson-Crawford Elementary (K-5th grades), and Ben Eielson Middle & High School (6th-12th grades) serves all Eielson AFB housing areas.

FNSBSD schools that serve Fort Wainwright military housing areas:

Arctic Light Elementary School (K-5 grades) serves 
Bear Paw, Gertsch Heights, Northern Lights, Tanana Trails, and Southern Cross housing areas and post-Holiday Inn Express.

Ladd Elementary School
 (K-8 grades) serves Chena Bend, Denali Village, North Town, and Siku Basin housing areas.

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has many schools: Elementary, Secondary, and Schools of Choice. Check them out! 

Barnett Magnet School (grades K-8)

Boreal Sun Charter School (grades K-8)

Chinook Montessori Charter School (grades K-8)

Discovery Peak School (grades K-8)

Watershed Charter School (grades K-8)

Attending a school outside of your area of attendance:

An Out-of-Attendance Area (OAA) application is required whenever a parent wishes their student to attend a regular enrollment district school that is not in their home transportation area.

Visit Find Your Neighborhood School (above) to determine the area schools for your home address.

All families may apply for Out-of-Attendance Area admission through the Centralized Application Portal (CAP) OAA Lottery and will be admitted as seats are available. Meanwhile, families should register their children at their neighborhood school. 

Frequently Asked Questions: Out of Attendance Area

Several district schools have strictly lottery-based enrollment: there is no OAA enrollment at these schools.