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Watershed Charter School

Serves grades KG - 8

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
4975 Decathlon Ave
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Phone
(907) 374-9350
District
FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BORO
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
199
Classroom Teachers
10

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.5% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Watershed Charter School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
69%
37%
69%
36%
69%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
37%
69%
38%
90%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
69%
36%
69%
39%
69%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
69%
41%
69%
48%
69%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
90%
36%
90%
43%
90%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
69%
34%
69%
42%
70%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
20
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 22 11.1%
Grade 1 22 11.1%
Grade 2 22 11.1%
Grade 3 23 11.6%
Grade 4 22 11.1%
Grade 5 23 11.6%
Grade 6 23 11.6%
Grade 7 20 10.1%
Grade 8 22 11.1%
Total 199 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.3% 68.7% 55.0%
Black 1.3% 4.5% 2.8%
Hispanic 9.4% 12.1% 8.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 2.6% 6.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 5.0% 12.1% 27.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 97,149 733,583
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 13.1 0
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.5% 6.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.9% 36.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.1% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 11.1% 12.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 35,298 264,376
Single Parent Households With Children 7.6% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.5% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.6% 30.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.2% 23.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.8% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.0% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.0% 12.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.6% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 5.9% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,726 $129,540,594 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,829 $24,360,451 10.2%
Staff $776 $10,335,544 4.3%
General Administration $216 $2,876,904 1.2%
School Administration $1,048 $13,958,312 5.8%
Operation $1,851 $24,653,469 10.3%
Transportation $891 $11,867,229 5.0%
Other $799 $10,641,881 4.4%
Total Support $7,409 $98,680,471 41.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $848 $11,294,512 4.7%
Total Expenditures $17,983 $239,515,577 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,909 $1,287,554,473 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,469 $190,917,820 7.3%
Staff $1,528 $198,540,855 7.6%
General Administration $272 $35,400,883 1.4%
School Administration $1,147 $149,050,227 5.7%
Operation $2,246 $291,876,669 11.2%
Transportation $590 $76,686,519 2.9%
Other $767 $99,709,892 3.8%
Total Support $8,020 $1,042,136,347 39.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,177 $282,918,986 10.8%
Total Expenditures $20,106 $2,612,601,862 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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