MARSH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

MARSH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a micro-enrollment junior high in ARIMO, Idaho, operated by MARSH VALLEY JOINT DISTRICT. The school educates 166 students in grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 507 students per school, that is 67% leaner than typical.

MARSH VALLEY JOINT DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,064 students; MARSH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, MARSH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Bannock County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.1:1, putting MARSH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bannock County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bannock County put median household income runs about $66,499, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Bannock County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,358 students), MARSH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MARSH VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around MARSH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARSH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 25%, going from 220 students in 2018 to 166 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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