PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL

Set in PAYETTE, Idaho, PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment senior high, part of PAYETTE JOINT DISTRICT. It instructs 319 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 455.

PAYETTE JOINT DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,483 students. PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL reports that 55% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 40% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 61% of students at PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Payette County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Payette County put the typical household earns roughly $67,673 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 14 public schools in Payette County (combined enrollment of about 4,521 students).

The closest other public school is PAYETTE PRIMARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL has edged down 29%, going from 447 students in 2018 to 319 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 64% to 55% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.