Northwest Arctic Borough School District
School district in Alaska, United States
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Northwest Arctic Borough School District (NWABSD) is a school district headquartered in Kotzebue, Alaska.
| Northwest Arctic Borough School District | |
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| Address | |
776 Third Avenue
Kotzebue , Alaska, 99752United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Pre-K–12[1] |
| NCES District ID | 0200625[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,945[1] |
| Teachers | 122.5[1] |
| Staff | 179.0[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 15.88[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
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:
- June Nelson Elementary School (JNES)
- Kotzebue Middle High School (KMHS)
- Star of the Northwest Magnet School
Rural K-12 schools:
- Ambler School
- Buckland (Nunatchiaq) School
- Deering School
- Kiana School
- Kisimġiugtuq School - Kivalina
- Kobuk School
- Napaaqtugmiut School - Noatak
- Aqaaluk Noorvik School
- Davis-Ramoth Memorial School - Selawik
- Shungnak School
Other facilities:
- Alaska Technical Center - Kotzebue
- NWABSD Home School
