HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in ST MARIES, Idaho, one of the schools within ST MARIES JOINT DISTRICT, with 339 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

ST MARIES JOINT DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 882 students. HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school shows 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Benewah County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, Benewah County reports that median household income runs about $59,794, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Benewah County (combined enrollment of about 1,341 students).

The closest other public school is ST MARIES MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 16%, going from 404 students in 2018 to 339 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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