Nome Public Schools

Nome Public Schools (NPS), also known as the Nome City School District, is the school district serving the city of Nome, Alaska. The district has one of the highest efficiencies in Western Alaska. The current superintendent of the district is Jamie Burgess.^[2]

GradesPK–12

SuperintendentJamie Burgess

Budget$14,500,000

NCES District ID0200570^[1]

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Nome Public Schools
Location
Nome, Alaska United States
District information
Grades	PK–12
Superintendent	Jamie Burgess
Budget	$14,500,000
NCES District ID	0200570[1]
Students and staff
Students	672[1]
Teachers	49.07[1]
Staff	27.8[1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.69[1]
Other information
Schedule	August–May
Website	www.nomeschools.org

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Though public schools have existed in Nome since 1902, the present-day school district exists mostly to fulfill the obligation that first-class cities in the Unorganized Borough have under state law to provide education and planning/zoning functions within their cities. As such, it is separate from the Bering Strait School District which serves the smaller communities of the surrounding area.

NPS oversees five schools: two traditional grade-based schools (one for elementary grades and one for junior and senior high school grades), plus a charter magnet school, and a correspondence program. The school program located in Nome Youth Facility was closed on July 14, 2019 and no longer serves the community as an educational institution. These four schools have a total enrollment of approximately 720 students, with enrollment per school ranging from 15 to 375.^[3]