EMMETT HIGH SCHOOL

EMMETT HIGH SCHOOL operates as a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school in EMMETT, Idaho, operated by EMMETT INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 680 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 49% above the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 455 students.

EMMETT HIGH SCHOOL is one of 9 schools operated by EMMETT INDEPENDENT DISTRICT, a district that teaches 2,472 students overall.

On the student-mix side, EMMETT HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (82%) are White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, EMMETT HIGH SCHOOL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting EMMETT HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 41% of students at EMMETT HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Gem County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Gem County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,605, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Gem County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,472 students), of which EMMETT HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PAYETTE RIVER TECHNICAL ACADEMY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 680 students in 2018 compared to 680 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.6:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 in 2025.

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