NCES CCD 2024-25 11 schools ID

Best-Resourced Schools in Mountain Home, ID

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11 public K-12 schools in Mountain Home from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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11
Schools
3,982
Students
27.1/100
Avg Resource Index
21.4:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Mountain Home has more public-school enrollment than 44% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Mountain Home's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Secondary campuses occupy an unusually large share

5 of the 11 listed Mountain Home schools are classified as high schools, a substantial share of the local portfolio. Advanced-course access, counseling, and graduation-stage staffing therefore have more weight in the city Resource Index average than they do in an elementary-heavy system.

Governance mix is central to a fair comparison

4 of 11 listed Mountain Home campuses are reported as charters, so district-run and charter records occupy substantial shares of the same city view. They may follow different governance, enrollment, and program structures even when their mailing city matches. The 35-point gap between Bennett Mountain High School and West Elementary School should be read within that context, not as a single-system league table. Check charter status and district affiliation before comparing two nearby schools, and verify current admissions rules with the operator.

City enrollment
Top 56%
School count
Top 35%
Resource Index average
7th percentile
Teacher staffing
10th percentile

Mountain Home Sr High School accounts for 23.1% of all Mountain Home public-school enrollment

That concentration means Mountain Home-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Mountain Home school enrollment varies 10× across entities

Mountain Home school enrollment ranges from 88 students (lowest) to 918 students (highest), a spread of 830 students. That spread reflects typical urban portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Mountain Home student-teacher ratio is 21.4:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

4 of Mountain Home's 11 listed schools are charters

36% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Bennett Mountain High School 47
2. Richard Mckenna Charter School - Montessori 46
3. Richard Mckenna Charter School - Onsite 36
4. Mountain Home Sr High School 33
5. North Elementary School 27
6. East Elementary School 26
7. Mountain Home Junior High School 22
8. Hacker Middle School 19
9. Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online 15
10. Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online Alternative 15
11. West Elementary School 12

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Mountain Home

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Hacker Middle School 54.1/100
  2. 2 West Elementary School 53.6/100
  3. 3 Mountain Home Sr High School 53.1/100
  4. 4 Mountain Home Junior High School 52.8/100
  5. 5 North Elementary School 52.4/100

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Which Mountain Home school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Bennett Mountain High School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Mountain Home schools in this federal-data comparison at 47/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Mountain Home, ID? ▼

Mountain Home has 11 public schools with a total enrollment of 3,982 students. 4 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 21.4:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.