NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY

NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY operates as a mid-tier K-12 campus in RATHDRUM, Idaho, one of the schools within NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY INC.. Current enrollment sits at 553 students spanning grades K through 12.

NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY INC. is the operating authority for NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY reports that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder looks like 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Kootenai County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 31.4:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kootenai County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $81,861 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Kootenai County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,554 students), of which NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY is one.

LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting. As a public charter, NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY has grew 11%, going from 496 students in 2018 to 553 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 91% to 84%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

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