BLACKFOOT CHARTER COMMUNITY

As a mid-sized elementary school in BLACKFOOT, Idaho, BLACKFOOT CHARTER COMMUNITY serves 433 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within BLACKFOOT CHARTER COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER INC.. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

BLACKFOOT CHARTER COMMUNITY is a school of BLACKFOOT CHARTER COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER INC., the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, BLACKFOOT CHARTER COMMUNITY reports that White students make up the majority at 68%; the rest is composed of 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Native American. By comparison, Bingham County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting BLACKFOOT CHARTER COMMUNITY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bingham County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bingham County indicate median household income runs about $77,878, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. BLACKFOOT CHARTER COMMUNITY is one of 37 public schools in Bingham County (combined enrollment of about 12,273 students).

GROVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BLACKFOOT CHARTER COMMUNITY.

BLACKFOOT CHARTER COMMUNITY operates from a small-town location. BLACKFOOT CHARTER COMMUNITY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. BLACKFOOT CHARTER COMMUNITY's enrollment has decreased 29% since 2018, when it stood at 610 (now 433). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 81% to 68%.

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