High school (grades 9-12) · Blackfoot, ID

Blackfoot High School

Federal NCES profile for Blackfoot High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 26/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 160027000022
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🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
22
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Blackfoot High School earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the largest schools in Idaho.

#4 of 4
high schools in Blackfoot · Resource Index
26
Resource Index · Lower
26.5%
free-lunch eligible
1,170
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Blackfoot High School ranks #4 of 4 high schools in Blackfoot, ID.

School address

Blackfoot, ID 83221
District: Blackfoot District · Idaho

NCES ID 160027000022 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-43 students YoY

Blackfoot High School held near 1,243 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-43 headcount).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-43 students YoY 160027000022 · Blackfoot, ID High · MID · TRAD

1,170 enr · 26.5% lunch · RII 26

Nearest enrollment peer: Mountain View Middle School (526 students)

Blackfoot High School held near 1,243 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-43 headcount). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Idaho schools → · Find another →

Blackfoot High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Blackfoot High School reports 1,170 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Blackfoot High School compares

Blackfoot High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Idaho and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Idaho Idaho avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 26.5% ▼ 10% 29.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,170 top 5% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

1,170
Bigger than 94% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
26.5%
free-lunch eligible - 10% below the Idaho average of 29.3%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Funding equity
$10,407
per pupil, district-wide - below Idaho avg of $12,445
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 390 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
78
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 64.0%
Hispanic or Latino 21.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 11.1%
Two or More 2.4%
African American 0.5%
Asian 0.4%

Largest group: White at 64.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 53.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 53.1, Blackfoot High School is more mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Blackfoot District reports $10,407 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Blackfoot High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mountain View Middle School Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data
I T Stoddard Elementary School Smaller Higher economic need No ratio data
Ridge Crest Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data
Blackfoot Heritage Sixth Grade Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data
Donald D Stalker Elementary Smaller Higher economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Blackfoot High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Blackfoot District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~1,170 students)

Frequently asked questions about Blackfoot High School

How many students attend Blackfoot High School?

Blackfoot High School has 1,170 students enrolled. It is a high school in Blackfoot, ID. CCD year-over-year: 1,286 (2022-23) → 1,243 (2023-24), nearly flat (-43).

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Blackfoot High School?

26.5% of students at Blackfoot High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Idaho average of 29.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Blackfoot High School?

The largest demographic group at Blackfoot High School is White at 64.0% of enrollment, in Blackfoot, ID. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Blackfoot High School?

Blackfoot High School has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Blackfoot High School rank among high schools in Blackfoot?

By Resource Investment Index, Blackfoot High School ranks #4 of 4 high schools in Blackfoot, ID. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Blackfoot on the city page.

What other schools are in Blackfoot District?

Besides Blackfoot High School, Blackfoot District also operates Mountain View Middle School (526 students), I T Stoddard Elementary School (403 students), and Ridge Crest Elementary School (359 students). See the Blackfoot District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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