COUNCIL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL

COUNCIL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL, an one-room-style four-year high school in COUNCIL, Idaho, overseen by COUNCIL DISTRICT, teaches 117 students, covering grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 455 students each, so COUNCIL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL sits 74% leaner than that benchmark.

COUNCIL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by COUNCIL DISTRICT, a district that serves 282 students overall.

On the student-mix side, COUNCIL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL records that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting COUNCIL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Adams County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,808 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Adams County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424 students), of which COUNCIL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

COUNCIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 6%: 110 students in 2018 compared to 117 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.