KAMIAH MIDDLE SCHOOL

KAMIAH MIDDLE SCHOOL, a minimally staffed middle-grades school in KAMIAH, Idaho, part of KAMIAH JOINT DISTRICT, instructs 157 students, covering grades 4 through 8. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 507 students each, so KAMIAH MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 69% smaller than that benchmark.

KAMIAH JOINT DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 380 students. KAMIAH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, KAMIAH MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 16% Native American, 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Lewis County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages around 17.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 33% of students at KAMIAH MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Lewis County's rate of about 43%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lewis County put median household income runs about $51,615, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lewis County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 722 students), KAMIAH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

KAMIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. KAMIAH MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 181 (now 157). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 73% to 64%.

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