BEAR LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL

BEAR LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intermediate school of low-enrollment scale in MONTPELIER, Idaho, one of the schools within BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT, instructing 296 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 42% smaller than the state mean of about 507.

BEAR LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 7 schools operated by BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT, a district that educates 1,417 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BEAR LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.1:1 average. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bear Lake County put median household income runs about $75,260, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bear Lake County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,417 students), of which BEAR LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

CLOVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

BEAR LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 13%: 263 students in 2018 compared to 296 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for BEAR LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.