ELK CITY SCHOOL

As an one-room-style primary school in ELK CITY, Idaho, ELK CITY SCHOOL works with 13 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 96% below the state mean of about 332.

MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,048 students; ELK CITY SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, ELK CITY SCHOOL logs that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. By comparison, Idaho County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, Idaho County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,325 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Idaho County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,647 students), ELK CITY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CLEARWATER VALLEY JR/SR, roughly 32.8 miles away.

ELK CITY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 117%: 6 students in 2018 compared to 13 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 67% to 100%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 6.0:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.