NORTH GEM MIDDLE SCHOOL

NORTH GEM MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as an one-room-style middle-grades school in BANCROFT, Idaho, part of NORTH GEM DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 26 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 507 students per school, that is 95% smaller than typical.

NORTH GEM DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 150 students. NORTH GEM MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, NORTH GEM MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 4% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.7:1. The state averages around 17.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, Caribou County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,782 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Caribou County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,541 students), of which NORTH GEM MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: NORTH GEM ELEMENTARY, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

NORTH GEM MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 28%: 36 students in 2018 compared to 26 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.