DIETRICH SCHOOL

Located at 406 NORTH PARK STREET, in DIETRICH, Idaho, DIETRICH SCHOOL is a rural-scale all-grades campus that hosts 173 students (grades pre-K through 12), overseen by DIETRICH DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 65% leaner than the state mean of about 488.

DIETRICH SCHOOL sits inside DIETRICH DISTRICT, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, DIETRICH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 31% Hispanic. Compared to Lincoln County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 31.4:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lincoln County (around 62%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the area at large, Lincoln County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,453, about 11% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Lincoln County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 896 students), DIETRICH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 7.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. DIETRICH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 218 (now 173). The White share of enrollment fell from 78% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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