WOOD RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL

WOOD RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in HAILEY, Idaho, part of BLAINE COUNTY DISTRICT, instructs 467 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

WOOD RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 8 schools operated by BLAINE COUNTY DISTRICT, a district that caters to 3,102 students overall.

In terms of who attends, WOOD RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%. Beyond that, the school logs 42% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Blaine County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, WOOD RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.1:1, putting WOOD RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Blaine County indicate the typical household earns roughly $92,566 per year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. WOOD RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Blaine County (combined enrollment of about 3,230 students).

Nearest neighbor: HAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around WOOD RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WOOD RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WOOD RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 37%, going from 736 students in 2018 to 467 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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