SNAKE RIVER JR HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 918 WEST HIGHWAY 39, in BLACKFOOT, Idaho, SNAKE RIVER JR HIGH SCHOOL is a modestly sized junior high that caters to 284 students (grades 7 through 8), overseen by SNAKE RIVER DISTRICT. That puts it 44% smaller than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 507 students.

SNAKE RIVER DISTRICT comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,730 students; SNAKE RIVER JR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, SNAKE RIVER JR HIGH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 15% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.1:1 average. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bingham County indicate median household income runs about $77,878, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. SNAKE RIVER JR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 37 public schools in Bingham County (combined enrollment of about 12,273 students).

The closest other public school is SNAKE RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SNAKE RIVER JR HIGH SCHOOL.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SNAKE RIVER JR HIGH SCHOOL has grew 4%, going from 274 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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