LAKES MAGNET SCHOOL

LAKES MAGNET SCHOOL is one of the average-sized middle-grades schools in COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, one of the schools within COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, with 539 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 9,915 students. LAKES MAGNET SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, LAKES MAGNET SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder looks like 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.1:1, putting LAKES MAGNET SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kootenai County (around 34%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Kootenai County indicate median household income runs about $81,861, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Kootenai County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,554 students), of which LAKES MAGNET SCHOOL is one.

BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. LAKES MAGNET SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 628 (now 539). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.