LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized 6-8 campus in RATHDRUM, Idaho, one of the schools within LAKELAND DISTRICT. The school instructs 635 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 25% bigger than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 507 students.

LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 11 schools operated by LAKELAND DISTRICT, a district that instructs 4,568 students overall.

On demographics, LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. Compared to Kootenai County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. The state averages around 17.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kootenai County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Kootenai County shows median household income runs about $81,861, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Kootenai County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,554 students), LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 66% since 2018, when it stood at 382 (now 635). Class-load math has grew: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

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