BENNETT MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL

BENNETT MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL operates as a tiny senior high in MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho, run under MOUNTAIN HOME DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 88 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 455 students per school, that is 81% leaner than typical.

MOUNTAIN HOME DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,647 students. BENNETT MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, BENNETT MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, BENNETT MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL lists 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Elmore County) logs that median household earnings sit near $65,359, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. BENNETT MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL is one of 18 public schools in Elmore County (combined enrollment of about 4,507 students).

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

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. BENNETT MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 96 (now 88). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 21% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

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