School District 81 Fort Nelson

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School District 81 Fort Nelson is in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. It centers on the town of Fort Nelson and covers a large, mostly sparsely populated area along the Alaska Highway, reaching toward the Alberta and Yukon borders. The district has five schools and about 600 students and staff, with a budget of around CA$11.4 million. The superintendent is Diana Samchuck.

In recent years, the district has seen a 12.5% drop in funding since the 2015/16 school year, despite overall increases in education funding across the province. The region also faces challenges with access to maternal care, with some pregnant people needing to travel to other regions to give birth and travel costs not being reimbursed. These funding and access issues have affected the district and its ability to attract new staff.