SUGAR-SALEM HIGH SCHOOL

As a medium-sized high school in SUGAR CITY, Idaho, SUGAR-SALEM HIGH SCHOOL educates 584 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by SUGAR-SALEM JOINT DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 28% larger than the state mean of about 455.

SUGAR-SALEM JOINT DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,302 students; SUGAR-SALEM HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, SUGAR-SALEM HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder comes out to 8% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Madison County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, Madison County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,160 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. SUGAR-SALEM HIGH SCHOOL is one of 18 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 8,022 students).

CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUGAR-SALEM HIGH SCHOOL.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 11%: 527 students in 2018 compared to 584 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.