FORREST M BIRD CHARTER SCHOOL

FORREST M BIRD CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a compact senior high in SANDPOINT, Idaho, run under SANDPOINT CHARTER SCHOOL INC.. Current enrollment sits at 255 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 44% leaner than the state mean of about 455.

FORREST M BIRD CHARTER SCHOOL is a school of SANDPOINT CHARTER SCHOOL INC., the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, FORREST M BIRD CHARTER SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting FORREST M BIRD CHARTER SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, Bonner County reports that median household income runs about $66,979, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Bonner County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,835 students), FORREST M BIRD CHARTER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SANDPOINT HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FORREST M BIRD CHARTER SCHOOL.

FORREST M BIRD CHARTER SCHOOL operates from a small-town location. FORREST M BIRD CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. FORREST M BIRD CHARTER SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 337 (now 255). The White share of enrollment edged down from 91% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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