Coeur d' Alene Tribal School

Coeur d' Alene Tribal School, a micro-enrollment elementary-level community in Desmet, Idaho, overseen by Coeur d' Alene Tribal School, works with 126 students, covering grades K through 8. That puts it 62% leaner than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

Coeur d' Alene Tribal School is a school of Coeur d' Alene Tribal School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Coeur d' Alene Tribal School shows that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

In terms of school funding signals, Coeur d' Alene Tribal School records 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 126.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting Coeur d' Alene Tribal School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Benewah County's rate of about 60%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Benewah County indicate median household income runs about $59,794, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Benewah County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,341 students), of which Coeur d' Alene Tribal School is one.

Tekoa High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.9 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Coeur d' Alene Tribal School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 126 students in 2018 compared to 126 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Coeur d' Alene Tribal School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.