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North Slope Borough School District is a public school district serving the remote communities of Alaska's North Slope, headquartered in Utqiaġvik. It operates 11 schools across the borough, enrolling approximately 2,044 students from Pre-K through 12th grade. The district's mission is rooted in Iñupiaq culture, aiming to develop students who are "empowered, culturally rooted, bilingual, healthy, critical, creative, life-long learners". For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the district received $38,766,371 in local funding from the North Slope Borough, with per-pupil spending significantly above the national average at approximately $40,367