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Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)

Virtual

Regular School · Fairbanks, AK

Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA) is a regular school school in Fairbanks, Alaska, serving grades PK–12 with 7,876 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 118.8:1.

Level
Other
Grades
PK – 12
Enrollment
7,876
Teachers (FTE)
66.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
118.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
No

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 5,744 73%
Two or more races 816 10%
American Indian / Alaska Native 794 10%
Hispanic/Latino 254 3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 92 1%
Black or African American 91 1%
Asian 85 1%
Total enrollment 7,876 4,034M / 3,842F

English Language Learners: 8 (0% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 40-49% 36.5% 60
Reading Proficiency 70-79% 46.1% 57
4-Year Graduation Rate 73.0%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.27 grade levels
Math
-0.35 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
0
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 7,876 100%

Contact & Location

2157 Van Horn Rd

Fairbanks, AK 99701

Phone: (907)374-2200

http://www.ideafamilies.org

District

Galena City School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $7,057

District enrollment: 7,177

NCES ID

020013000253

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD