LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in PLUMMER, Idaho, LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a close-knit K-5 school, one of the schools within PLUMMER-WORLEY JOINT DISTRICT. It works with 146 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 332 students each, so LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 56% leaner than that benchmark.

LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by PLUMMER-WORLEY JOINT DISTRICT, a district that serves 333 students overall.

Looking at the student body, LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is Native American (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% White, 19% multiracial, 12% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Benewah County's rate of about 60%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Benewah County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,794 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Benewah County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,341 students), of which LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 26% since 2018, when it stood at 198 (now 146). The White share of enrollment increased from 20% to 28% over that span.

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