MINIDOKA JUNIOR HIGH ALTERNATIVE

MINIDOKA JUNIOR HIGH ALTERNATIVE operates as a micro-enrollment junior high in RUPERT, Idaho, one of the schools within MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 36 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 507 students each, so MINIDOKA JUNIOR HIGH ALTERNATIVE sits 93% below that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT (4,267 students total), MINIDOKA JUNIOR HIGH ALTERNATIVE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, MINIDOKA JUNIOR HIGH ALTERNATIVE records that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 47% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. The state averages around 17.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Minidoka County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Minidoka County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $70,377 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Minidoka County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,267 students), of which MINIDOKA JUNIOR HIGH ALTERNATIVE is one.

PRESCHOOL CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

MINIDOKA JUNIOR HIGH ALTERNATIVE operates from a small-town location.

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