WEST MINICO MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 155 S 600 W, in PAUL, Idaho, WEST MINICO MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus that caters to 506 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT.

WEST MINICO MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 11 schools operated by MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT, a district that works with 4,267 students overall.

On demographics, WEST MINICO MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 49% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WEST MINICO MIDDLE SCHOOL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. The state averages around 17.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Minidoka County indicate median household earnings sit near $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. Across Minidoka County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,267 students), WEST MINICO MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. WEST MINICO MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 480 (now 506). White enrollment moved from 54% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 today.

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