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Ryan Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1450 Cowles
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone
(907) 452-4751
District
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
County
FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
480
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.1% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Ryan Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

40 30 20 10 0
15%
26%
17%
30%
12%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

40 30 20 10 0
15%
24%
22%
32%
8%
15%
    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
16
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 156 32.5%
Grade 7 162 33.8%
Grade 8 162 33.8%
Total 480 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.8% 67.7% 54.9%
Black 7.0% 3.9% 2.7%
Hispanic 10.9% 13.1% 9.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.7% 2.8% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 22.6% 12.5% 27.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.0% 37.8% 40.3%
Free lunch eligible 43.8% 29.3% 37.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.3% 8.6% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 95,555 733,406
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 13.0 1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.7% 36.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.6% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 12.2% 13.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 36,176 267,865
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.9% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.7% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.7% 25.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.7% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 13.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.2% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.4% 12.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.9% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 5.6% 6.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,178 $127,646,000 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,057 $25,803,000 11.0%
Staff $843 $10,566,000 4.5%
General Administration $225 $2,821,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,177 $14,761,000 6.3%
Operation $1,761 $22,085,000 9.4%
Transportation $744 $9,332,000 4.0%
Other $969 $12,151,000 5.2%
Total Support $7,776 $97,519,000 41.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $829 $10,393,000 4.4%
Total Expenditures $18,783 $235,558,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,658 $1,398,749,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,526 $200,267,000 7.0%
Staff $1,923 $252,337,000 8.8%
General Administration $285 $37,445,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,189 $156,030,000 5.4%
Operation $2,249 $295,166,000 10.3%
Transportation $583 $76,555,000 2.7%
Other $887 $116,465,000 4.1%
Total Support $8,642 $1,134,265,000 39.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,609 $342,397,000 11.9%
Total Expenditures $21,909 $2,875,411,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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