PRESCHOOL CENTER

Located at 310 10TH STREET, in RUPERT, Idaho, PRESCHOOL CENTER is a tiny elementary campus that educates 75 students (grade pre-K), overseen by MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 332 students each, so PRESCHOOL CENTER sits 77% below that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT (4,267 students total), PRESCHOOL CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PRESCHOOL CENTER shows that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 49% White. By comparison, Minidoka County as a whole is about 37% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PRESCHOOL CENTER has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.0:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Minidoka County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,377 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Minidoka County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,267 students), of which PRESCHOOL CENTER is one.

The closest other public school is MINIDOKA JUNIOR HIGH ALTERNATIVE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PRESCHOOL CENTER has ticked up 14%, going from 66 students in 2018 to 75 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 25.0:1 in 2025.

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