HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in TWIN FALLS, Idaho, HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary-level community, part of TWIN FALLS DISTRICT. It instructs 383 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within TWIN FALLS DISTRICT, which oversees 18 schools and 9,000 students, HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 35% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Twin Falls County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Twin Falls County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Twin Falls County put median household income runs about $67,409, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Twin Falls County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,273 students), HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TWIN FALLS HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 16%: 457 students in 2018 compared to 383 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 51% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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