Northwest Arctic Borough School District

Northwest Arctic Borough School District (NWABSD) is a school district headquartered in Kotzebue, Alaska.

Northwest Arctic Borough School District
Address
776 Third Avenue Kotzebue , Alaska, 99752 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PreK–12[1]
NCES District ID	0200625[1]
Students and staff
Students	2,050[1]
Teachers	138.49[1]
Staff	186.28[1]
Student–teacher ratio	14.8[1]
Other information
Website	www.nwarctic.org

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)
  • As of 2017^[update] it had 394 students, making it the largest school in the district.^[6]
• 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