Nome Public Schools (NPS), also known as the Nome City School District, is the school district serving the city of Nome, Alaska. The district has one of the highest efficiencies in Western Alaska. The current superintendent of the district is Jamie Burgess.
Though public schools have existed in Nome since 1902, the present-day school district exists mostly to fulfill the obligation that first-class cities in the Unorganized Borough have under state law to provide education and planning/zoning functions within their cities. As such, it is separate from the Bering Strait School District which serves the smaller communities of the surrounding area.
NPS oversees five schools: two traditional grade-based schools (one for elementary grades and one for junior and senior high school grades), plus a charter magnet school, and a correspondence program. The school program located in Nome Youth Facility was closed on July 14, 2019 and no longer serves the community as an educational institution. These four schools have a total enrollment of approximately 720 students, with enrollment per school ranging from 15 to 375.
History The district's lineage extends to the establishment of the City of Nome in 1901.
The first local school in Nome was officially established in 1902.
Historic Superintendent List
Superintendent Year James A. Riley 1901–1902 Will Henry 1902–1903 D. W. Jarvis 1903–1905 Professor D.H. Traphagen 1905–1907 Professor Edgar E. Grimm 1907–1911 Frank Xavier Karrer 1911–1914 C.W. Baird 1914–1916 Charles W. Thompson 1916–1918 Emma Lee Orr 1918–1920 Mrs. Frederick Bockman 1920–1921 T. Collins 1921–1922 Lars E. Rynning 1922–1925 D.W. Davis 1925–1926 Leo W. Breuer 1926–1928 Luther Dunbar 1928–1930 E.J. Beck 1930–1934 William H. Bloom 1934–1936 Calvin E. Pool 1936–1939 A.A. Ryan 1939 Frank Allen Smola 1944 William L. Angell 1944–1951 Oliver G. Boe 1951–1952 William L. Angell 1952–1959 Ira Alley 1970-1972 Darroll Hargraves 1974–1981 Larry LaBolle 1981–1987 Robert Shigley 1987–1989 Donald Darling 1989–1990 Larry LaBolle/Bob Kinna 1990–1991 Bob Kinna 1991–1999 Karen Ligon 1999–2000 Sharon Swope 2000–2001 Stan Lujan 2001–2008 Rick Luthi 2008–2009 Jon Wehde 2009–2011 Mike Brawner 2011–2013 Steve Gast 2013–2014 Shawn Arnold 2014–2018 Bill Schildbach 2018–2019 Jamie Burgess 2019–Present
Schools Anvil City Science Academy, a 5–8 charter, is also part of the school district. Extensions Correspondence School Nome-Beltz Junior/Senior High School, serves grades 6–12. Nome Elementary School, serves grades K-5. Nome Youth Facility (CLOSED - July 14, 2019)
See also List of school districts in Alaska
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