HIGHLAND SCHOOL

As an one-room-style K-12 campus in CRAIGMONT, Idaho, HIGHLAND SCHOOL caters to 168 students from grades pre-K through 12, one of the schools within HIGHLAND JOINT DISTRICT. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 488 students each, so HIGHLAND SCHOOL sits 66% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, HIGHLAND SCHOOL answers to HIGHLAND JOINT DISTRICT, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HIGHLAND SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment; the rest reads as 10% Hispanic, 7% Native American, 3% multiracial. Compared to Lewis County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, HIGHLAND SCHOOL lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 31.4:1, putting HIGHLAND SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Lewis County's rate of about 43%.

In the surrounding community, Lewis County reports that median household income runs about $51,615, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Lewis County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 722 students), of which HIGHLAND SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is NEZPERCE SCHOOL, roughly 11.1 miles away.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 179 students in 2018 compared to 168 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 89% to 80%.

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