ARBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ARBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a very small K-5 school in ARBON, Idaho, operated by ARBON ELEMENTARY DISTRICT. The school instructs 18 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 95% below the state mean of about 332.

ARBON ELEMENTARY DISTRICT is the operating authority for ARBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, ARBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 11% Hispanic, 6% Pacific Islander. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting ARBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Power County) reports that median household earnings sit near $61,146, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Power County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,699 students), of which ARBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

ROCKLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 16.2 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ARBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has showed little movement, going from 18 students in 2018 to 18 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 89% to 83% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 6.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the ARBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.