PRAIRIE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL

Set in COTTONWOOD, Idaho, PRAIRIE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is a close-knit secondary school, operated by COTTONWOOD JOINT DISTRICT. It enrolls 204 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 55% below the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 455 students.

Across the 2 schools in COTTONWOOD JOINT DISTRICT (426 students total), PRAIRIE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, PRAIRIE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school lists 3% multiracial. Compared to Idaho County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. Roughly 22% of students at PRAIRIE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Idaho County (around 44%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Idaho County indicate median household income runs about $66,325, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Idaho County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,647 students), of which PRAIRIE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 2.8 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PRAIRIE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL has ticked up 10%, going from 185 students in 2018 to 204 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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