RUPERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

RUPERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a roomy elementary-level community in RUPERT, Idaho, operated by MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT. The school serves 620 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 87% bigger than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

Within MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT, which oversees 11 schools and 4,267 students, RUPERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, RUPERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 45% White. The wider county runs roughly 37% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, RUPERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Minidoka County's rate of about 60%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Minidoka County indicate median household income runs about $70,377, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 RUPERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: EAST MINICO MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. RUPERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 620). The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 61% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 today.

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