HEARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL

HEARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, a minimally staffed four-year high school in MCCALL, Idaho, run under MCCALL-DONNELLY JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 29 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 94% smaller than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 455 students.

HEARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by MCCALL-DONNELLY JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 1,374 students overall.

In terms of who attends, HEARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HEARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Valley County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Valley County reports that median household income runs about $76,078, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Valley County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,657 students), HEARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

MCCALL-DONNELLY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around HEARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

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

Five-year trend. HEARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 38% since 2018, when it stood at 21 (now 29). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 10% to 21%.

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