TETONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a rural-scale elementary school in TETONIA, Idaho, TETONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL works with 72 students from grades K through 3, part of TETON COUNTY DISTRICT. That puts it 78% smaller than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

TETON COUNTY DISTRICT comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 1,962 students; TETONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, TETONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 6% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the resource side, TETONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, Teton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $99,805 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Teton County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,962 students), of which TETONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: TETON MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 6.0 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TETONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 19%, going from 89 students in 2018 to 72 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share rose from 76% to 93%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.