NORTH GEM HIGH SCHOOL

NORTH GEM HIGH SCHOOL, a minimally staffed high school in BANCROFT, Idaho, one of the schools within NORTH GEM DISTRICT, instructs 42 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts it 91% below the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 455 students.

NORTH GEM DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 150 students; NORTH GEM HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, NORTH GEM HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). The remainder reads as 2% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school reports having 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting NORTH GEM HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 40% of students at NORTH GEM HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, Caribou County reports that median household income runs about $68,782, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Caribou County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,541 students), of which NORTH GEM HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is NORTH GEM MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

NORTH GEM HIGH SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORTH GEM HIGH SCHOOL has decreased 24%, going from 55 students in 2018 to 42 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.