BLACKFOOT HERITAGE SIXTH GRADE

BLACKFOOT HERITAGE SIXTH GRADE is an intimate 6-8 campus in BLACKFOOT, Idaho, one of the schools within BLACKFOOT DISTRICT. The school instructs 277 students in grade 6. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 507 students each, so BLACKFOOT HERITAGE SIXTH GRADE sits 45% smaller than that benchmark.

Within BLACKFOOT DISTRICT, which oversees 12 schools and 3,796 students, BLACKFOOT HERITAGE SIXTH GRADE is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, BLACKFOOT HERITAGE SIXTH GRADE lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 21% Hispanic, 19% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, Bingham County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,878, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bingham County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,273 students), BLACKFOOT HERITAGE SIXTH GRADE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BLACKFOOT SCHOOL DISTRICT ONLINE JR/SR SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 291 students in 2018 compared to 277 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 64% to 59%.

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