KOOTENAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

KOOTENAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary-level community in KOOTENAI, Idaho, overseen by LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school works with 367 students in grades K through 6.

KOOTENAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 13 schools operated by LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 3,653 students overall.

In terms of who attends, KOOTENAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). The remainder is composed of 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Bonner County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting KOOTENAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, Bonner County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,979 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Bonner County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,835 students), of which KOOTENAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SANDPOINT JUVENILE DETENTION, around 1.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KOOTENAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 14%, going from 428 students in 2018 to 367 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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