BASIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 101 NORTH ELK CREEK ROAD, in IDAHO CITY, Idaho, BASIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves 173 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by BASIN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 48% leaner than typical.

BASIN SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 299 students; BASIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, BASIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, Boise County reports that median household income runs about $78,774, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Boise County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 690 students), BASIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

IDAHO CITY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus.

BASIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 4%: 166 students in 2018 compared to 173 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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