HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER

HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER operates as a large primary school in CALDWELL, Idaho, one of the schools within HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL INC.. Current enrollment sits at 512 students spanning grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 54% bigger than the state mean of about 332.

HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL INC. is the operating authority for HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment; the rest looks like 25% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.4:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Canyon County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Canyon County put the typical household earns roughly $76,488 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER is one of 83 public schools in Canyon County (combined enrollment of about 44,048 students).

The closest other public school is CALDWELL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER.

HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER operates from a bedroom-community location. HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER 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. HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 513 (now 512). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 51% to 74%.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.