LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL

LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school of big scale in COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, part of COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, hosting 1,530 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 455 students each, so LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL sits 236% above that benchmark.

Within COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, which oversees 19 schools and 9,915 students, LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (84%) are White; the rest looks like 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Kootenai County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.6:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kootenai County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kootenai County indicate median household income runs about $81,861, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kootenai County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,554 students), LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 1,663 students in 2018 compared to 1,530 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.