RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONLINE

As a low-enrollment secondary school in MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho, RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONLINE serves 216 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by IDAHO VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL INC.. Enrollment runs roughly 53% smaller than the state mean of about 455.

Across the 3 schools in IDAHO VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL INC. (493 students total), RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONLINE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONLINE records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONLINE has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 35.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONLINE higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, Elmore County reports that median household income runs about $65,359, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Elmore County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,507 students), of which RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONLINE is one.

Nearest neighbor: RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONSITE, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONLINE.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONLINE operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 95%: 111 students in 2018 compared to 216 in 2025. The White share of enrollment grew from 76% to 85% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 35.4:1 today.

On this page, members of the RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONLINE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.