Public schools in Mountain Home, ID
Mountain Home has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 5 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,982 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Mountain Home District runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Mountain Home's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Mountain Home | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Home District | 7 | 3,757 | $9,390 |
| Idaho Virtual High School Inc. | 4 | 523 | $7,948 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
5 high schools in Mountain Home, 1,489 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Home Sr High School | 918 | 17.9 | 43.0% | Mountain Home District |
| Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online | 216 | 35.4 | not reported | Idaho Virtual High School Inc. |
| Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online Alternative | 154 | 22.9 | not reported | Idaho Virtual High School Inc. |
| Richard Mckenna Charter School - Onsite | 113 | 15.8 | not reported | Idaho Virtual High School Inc. |
| Bennett Mountain High School | 88 | 17.6 | 48.9% | Mountain Home District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Mountain Home, 1,030 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker Middle School | 530 | 18.3 | 45.7% | Mountain Home District |
| Mountain Home Junior High School | 500 | 18.2 | 45.6% | Mountain Home District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Mountain Home, 1,463 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Elementary School | 556 | 20.6 | 55.2% | Mountain Home District |
| East Elementary School | 386 | 19.3 | 54.9% | Mountain Home District |
| North Elementary School | 357 | 19.8 | 49.3% | Mountain Home District |
| Richard Mckenna Charter School - Montessori | 164 | 16.4 | not reported | Idaho Virtual High School Inc. |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Mountain Home's public schools compare with Idaho's
The median Mountain Home school has 18.3 students per full-time teacher, more than the Idaho median of 16.9. 45% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 48% across the state. Its median school enrolls 357 students (state 332).
| Mountain Home | Idaho | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 18.3 | 16.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 357 | 332 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 45% | 48% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | not reported | not reported |
| Charter schools | 36% | 9.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 11 Mountain Home schools and the 767 Idaho schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Mountain Home
- Mountain Home DistrictRuns 7 of Mountain Home's 11 public schools and spent $9,390 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,390
- Mountain Home Sr High School, the largest high school in Mountain Home918 students in 2024-25, 17.9 per teacher.918
- Compare Mountain Home District with Idaho Virtual High School Inc.Mountain Home's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in IdahoIdaho's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Mountain Home addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Mountain Home
How many public schools are in Mountain Home, ID?
11 public schools with an address in Mountain Home were open in 2024-25: 5 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,982 students. 4 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Mountain Home?
Mountain Home Sr High School, with 918 students in 2024-25 (Mountain Home District).Which districts run Mountain Home's schools?
Mountain Home District (7 schools), Idaho Virtual High School Inc. (4 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25