NEZPERCE SCHOOL

NEZPERCE SCHOOL is an all-grades campus of very small scale in NEZPERCE, Idaho, overseen by NEZPERCE JOINT DISTRICT, caters to 174 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 64% below the state mean of about 488.

NEZPERCE JOINT DISTRICT is the operating authority for NEZPERCE SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, NEZPERCE SCHOOL lists that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, NEZPERCE SCHOOL logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. The state averages around 31.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lewis County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lewis County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $51,615 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Lewis County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 722 students), of which NEZPERCE SCHOOL is one.

KAMIAH MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 10.1 miles from this campus.

NEZPERCE SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. NEZPERCE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 19% since 2018, when it stood at 146 (now 174). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 93% to 87% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 8.9:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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