HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as an expansive elementary-level community in HEYBURN, Idaho, run under MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 508 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 53% bigger than typical.

Within MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT, which oversees 11 schools and 4,267 students, HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 49% Hispanic. By comparison, Minidoka County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, census data for Minidoka County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,377 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Minidoka County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,267 students), HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MT HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 11%, going from 571 students in 2018 to 508 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

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