BUTTE VIEW SCHOOL

BUTTE VIEW SCHOOL is a reasonably sized elementary school in EMMETT, Idaho, part of EMMETT INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. The school hosts 294 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within EMMETT INDEPENDENT DISTRICT, which oversees 9 schools and 2,472 students, BUTTE VIEW SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, BUTTE VIEW SCHOOL shows that 74% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 23% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Gem County's rate of about 52%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Gem County put median household income runs about $64,605, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gem County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,472 students), BUTTE VIEW SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BLACK CANYON JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around BUTTE VIEW SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

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