Northwest Arctic Borough School District

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Northwest Arctic Borough School District
NWABSD logo.png
Address
776 Third Avenue
Kotzebue
, Alaska, 99752
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12 [1]
NCES District ID 0200625 [1]
Students and staff
Students2,050 [1]
Teachers138.49 [1]
Staff186.28 [1]
Student–teacher ratio14.8 [1]
Other information
Website www.nwarctic.org

Northwest Arctic Borough School District (NWABSD) is a school district headquartered in Kotzebue, Alaska.

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In 1999 the district had 2,100 students in nine communities. Beginning circa 1999 the Anchorage company Education Resources Inc. was scheduled to enter a contract with NWABSD so that an employee of the company would act as the superintendent of the school district. [2]

The current superintendent is Terri Walker. [3] One previous superintendent, Mike Dunleavy, is currently serving as governor of Alaska. [4] [5]

Schools

Kotzebue:

Rural K-12 schools:

Other facilities:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Northwest Arctic Borough School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. Shinohara, Rosemary (July 13, 1999). "Private Firm Runs Schools - Rural Districts Try New Management". Anchorage Daily News . p. A1.
  3. "Terri Walker, Superintendent / Welcome". http. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  4. KTOO, David Purdy. "Mike Dunleavy - KTOO Election Guide". KTOO. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  5. "Biography of Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy – Mike Dunleavy". gov.alaska.gov. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  6. Home. June Nelson Elementary School. Retrieved on March 26, 2017.