MCCALL-DONNELLY HIGH SCHOOL

MCCALL-DONNELLY HIGH SCHOOL, a moderately sized senior high in MCCALL, Idaho, part of MCCALL-DONNELLY JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT, serves 447 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

MCCALL-DONNELLY JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,374 students. MCCALL-DONNELLY HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, MCCALL-DONNELLY HIGH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MCCALL-DONNELLY HIGH SCHOOL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 21% of students at MCCALL-DONNELLY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, Valley County reports that median household income runs about $76,078, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Valley County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,657 students), MCCALL-DONNELLY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HEARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MCCALL-DONNELLY HIGH SCHOOL has edged up 40%, going from 320 students in 2018 to 447 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 86% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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