MACKAY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL

MACKAY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL, a tiny four-year high school in MACKAY, Idaho, operated by MACKAY JOINT DISTRICT, serves 104 students, covering grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 455 students each, so MACKAY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL sits 77% below that benchmark.

MACKAY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by MACKAY JOINT DISTRICT, a district that serves 218 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MACKAY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic. Compared to Custer County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Custer County indicate median household income runs about $67,574, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Custer County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 550 students), of which MACKAY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MACKAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. MACKAY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 12% since 2018, when it stood at 93 (now 104). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.