BURLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

BURLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack junior high in BURLEY, Idaho, run under CASSIA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT, teaches 560 students, covering grades 7 through 8.

CASSIA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 5,484 students; BURLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, BURLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 41% Hispanic. By comparison, Cassia County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. The state averages around 17.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cassia County put median household income runs about $70,830, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cassia County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,484 students), of which BURLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

CASSIA JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BURLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

BURLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 558 students in 2018 compared to 560 in 2025.

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