SALMON ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

SALMON ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL, a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in SALMON, Idaho, overseen by SALMON DISTRICT, hosts 12 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 97% smaller than the state mean of about 455.

SALMON ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by SALMON DISTRICT, a district that works with 647 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SALMON ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%).

Looking at school resources, The school employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting SALMON ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lemhi County) logs that median household earnings sit near $53,202, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Lemhi County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 954 students), SALMON ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SALMON JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

SALMON ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. SALMON ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 9% since 2018, when it stood at 11 (now 12). The White share of enrollment expanded from 73% to 100% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.

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