AMERICAN FALLS ACADEMY

Located at 598 LINCOLN, in AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho, AMERICAN FALLS ACADEMY is a minimally staffed four-year high school that teaches 38 students (grades 6 through 12), overseen by AMERICAN FALLS JOINT DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 92% below the state mean of about 455.

AMERICAN FALLS ACADEMY is one of 5 schools operated by AMERICAN FALLS JOINT DISTRICT, a district that teaches 1,514 students overall.

In terms of who attends, AMERICAN FALLS ACADEMY records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 39% White, 5% Black, 3% Native American. By comparison, Power County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Power County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Power County put median household income runs about $61,146, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. AMERICAN FALLS ACADEMY is one of 7 public schools in Power County (combined enrollment of about 1,699 students).

Nearest neighbor: HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around AMERICAN FALLS ACADEMY.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AMERICAN FALLS ACADEMY has ticked up 36%, going from 28 students in 2018 to 38 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 61% to 39% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 7.6:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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