Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)
Fairbanks · AK · Galena City School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Raven School → Lathrop High School → West Valley High School → North Pole High School → Hutchison High School → Bartlett High School → Colony High School → North Star College →At a glance
- 1 calculus classes · 1 physics · 1 chemistry
- AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 10% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 73% in 2019 (Bottom 17% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA) compares for families
What families should know about Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA).
- ▸ LocallyAK sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Raven School, Lathrop High School, West Valley High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Limited — narrow advanced curriculum
Bottom 22% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 10% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 17% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of Alaska Fairbanks
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $10,892/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +3.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 7,876 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $6,372 per student in district revenue, the 1,279 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $8,149,788/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raven School Fairbanks |
Public | 2.4 | 1,338 | +27.6% |
| Lathrop High School Fairbanks |
Public | 1.9 | 788 | -6.3% |
| West Valley High School Fairbanks |
Public | 3.2 | 782 | -10.9% |
| North Pole High School North Pole |
Public | 12.6 | 695 | +16.4% |
| Hutchison High School Fairbanks |
Public | 3.0 | 356 | -7.8% |
| Bartlett High School Anchorage |
Public | 254.9 | 1,413 | +0.7% |
| Colony High School Palmer |
Public | 225.9 | 1,046 | -8.8% |
| North Star College Fairbanks |
Public | 3.3 | 197 | +14.5% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantInterior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA) is a public high school in Fairbanks, AK, enrolling 7,876 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 10% from 2021 to 2024.
6 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 10% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 73% in the latest EDFacts release.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)'s graduation rate? Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)'s federal four-year graduation rate was about 73% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)? Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA) is a public high school in Fairbanks, AK, enrolling 7,876 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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