Home / Main Relocate / A Great Place to Raise a Family We Invest in our Children Click for larger image Fairbanks is a great place to raise a family Photo credit: Beth Deutsche Fairbanks is a community that cares about kids. This can be seen in the Fairbanks North Star Borough Early Childhood Development Commission's Grow Better Kids campaign that explains how parents can follow seven simple steps to help their kids become the best they can be - socially, emotionally and intellectually. A big part of the Grow Better Kids initiative is the Hearts for Kids pilot project designed to significantly improve the quality of childcare in our community. Let us know what you think. The Borough's Child Care Assistance office may be able to help with financial assistance for childcare. For more information about these programs, visit AlaskaFamily. Superior Schools Fairbanks also cultivates superior students. Consider the facts*:  Our districtwide average class size is 24 students per class in grades K-12.  52% of our K-12 teachers have master's degrees.  A higher percentage of our total budget is spent on instruction and pupil  support and less on administration than the statewide average .  84.5% of our seniors graduated last year and many had the opportunity to  attend a top-drawer University (the University of Alaska, Fairbanks) right  here in our community. Like what you see? Visit our Education page to learn more about education in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Youth Sports & Recreation When they’re not learning, our kids are playing. Fairbanks kids have the opportunity to participate in a variety of youth sports, ranging from basketball, to hockey, to soccer and everything in between. Our Boys and Girls Club, Campfire, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and 4-H and older youth programs make sure our kids always have something to do. Links Boys & Girls Club of the Tanana Valley Campfire USA Alaska Council Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Greater Fairbanks Area Boy Scouts, Midnight Sun Council Girl Scouts, Farthest North Council Fairbanks Youth Soccer Association Churches in Fairbanks *Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District web site (“Fingertip Facts”). Copyright 2004 - 05 ©, Come to Fairbanks, all rights reserved. This site is brought to you by: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Economic Development Division PO Box 71267, Fairbanks, Alaska 99707. Phone: 907-459-1300 The preparation of this strategy was financed in part by funds received from the State Department of Community and Economic Development, Division of Community and Business Development and the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. Questions, suggestions and recommended links may be sent to: info@cometofairbanks.com. Acknowledgements Web Site by Sundog Media.