MCCAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL

MCCAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as an intimate intermediate school in PAYETTE, Idaho, overseen by PAYETTE JOINT DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 375 students spanning grades 5 through 8. That puts it 26% smaller than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 507 students.

MCCAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by PAYETTE JOINT DISTRICT, a district that teaches 1,483 students overall.

Demographically, MCCAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school records 36% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Payette County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.1:1 average. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Payette County's rate of about 50%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Payette County indicate median household income runs about $67,673, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. MCCAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 14 public schools in Payette County (combined enrollment of about 4,521 students).

The closest other public school is PAYETTE PRIMARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MCCAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL has rose 14%, going from 329 students in 2018 to 375 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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