School District 81 Fort Nelson

School District # 81, Fort Nelson School District, is a remote, rural district with a student population of approximately 640 students. The district is situated in the northeast corner of British Columbia on Treaty 8 territory on the traditional territories of the Fort Nelson First Nation and the Prophet River First Nation, as well as the traditional homelands of the Kaska and Acho Dene Koe peoples. School District 81 is a part of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM) which comprises nearly 10% of the area of the province; our schools are in Fort Nelson and Toad River, both located along the historic and scenic Alaska Highway. The district is governed by a Board of Education consisting of five trustees. In the town of Fort Nelson, we have two K-4 primary schools, one 5 - 7 elementary school, and one 8-12 high school. We also have a rural, remote school at Toad River, B.C. that currently serves six students in Grades Kindergarten to Grade 12.