CLARK FORK JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL

CLARK FORK JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL operates as a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in CLARK FORK, Idaho, overseen by LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 134 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 71% below the state mean of about 455.

Within LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 13 schools and 3,653 students, CLARK FORK JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CLARK FORK JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Bonner County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting CLARK FORK JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at CLARK FORK JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Bonner County put median household income runs about $66,979, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Bonner County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,835 students), CLARK FORK JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 6.3 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. CLARK FORK JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 17% since 2018, when it stood at 115 (now 134). Over the same period, the White share fell from 92% to 87%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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