Other / mixed grade configuration · Bruneau, ID

Rimrock Jr/Sr High School

Federal NCES profile for Rimrock Jr/Sr High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 69/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 160045000100
0/100100/10069/100
👥 S:T ratio
55
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
82
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rimrock Jr/Sr High School earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Idaho schools.

69
Resource Index · Higher
11.3:1
small classes for Idaho
29.8%
free-lunch eligible
136
students enrolled

Rimrock Jr/Sr High School has class sizes smaller than 88% of Idaho schools. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

136

Idaho · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

12.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.3:1

vs 17.1:1 Idaho avg

-34% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

29.8%

vs 29.3% Idaho avg

+2% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Rimrock Jr/Sr High School compares with Idaho and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:111.3:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Rimrock Jr/Sr High School

Rimrock Jr/Sr High School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Bruneau, Idaho, enrolling 136 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 11.3:1, Rimrock Jr/Sr High School is leaner than roughly 88% of Idaho schools and 34% under the state's 17.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 29.8% lands close to the Idaho typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 136 puts it in the smaller third of Idaho schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 775 Idaho schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 88 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Idaho schools statewide, it ranks #3, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (58%) and Hispanic or Latino (34%) (diversity index 54/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 91 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

The surrounding Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District spends $17,637 per pupil, 48% above the Idaho average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 23.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District also operates Grand View Elementary School (96 students) and Bruneau Elementary School (31 students) alongside Rimrock Jr/Sr High School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Rimrock Jr/Sr High School compares

Rimrock Jr/Sr High School on the metrics families compare, against Idaho and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Idaho Idaho avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.3:1 ▼ 34% 17.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 29.8% ▲ 2% 29.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 136 top 79% - -

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

11.3:1
Leaner classes than 81% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
136
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
29.8%
free-lunch eligible - 2% above the Idaho average of 29.3%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.3:1
students per teacher - 34% below state mean
Top 12% in Idaho - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$17,637
per pupil, district-wide - above Idaho avg of $11,939
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 91 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
12
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 58.1%
Hispanic or Latino 33.8%
Two or More 6.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.5%

Largest group: White at 58.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 54.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 54.4, Rimrock Jr/Sr High School is more mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District, which includes Rimrock Jr/Sr High School.

$17,637
Per student
+48%
vs Idaho
Avg $11,939
+6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 11.4%
State 65.5%
Federal 23.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Rimrock Jr/Sr High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Grand View Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Bruneau Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Idaho, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Rimrock Jr/Sr High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Rimrock Jr/Sr High School

How many students attend Rimrock Jr/Sr High School?

Rimrock Jr/Sr High School has 136 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bruneau, ID.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Rimrock Jr/Sr High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Rimrock Jr/Sr High School is 11.3:1, which is 34% lower than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 28% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Rimrock Jr/Sr High School?

29.8% of students at Rimrock Jr/Sr High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Idaho average of 29.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rimrock Jr/Sr High School?

The largest demographic group at Rimrock Jr/Sr High School is White at 58.1% of enrollment, in Bruneau, ID. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rimrock Jr/Sr High School?

Rimrock Jr/Sr High School has a Resource Investment Index of 69/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Rimrock Jr/Sr High School a good school?

Rimrock Jr/Sr High School earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Idaho schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District?

Besides Rimrock Jr/Sr High School, Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District also operates Grand View Elementary School (96 students) and Bruneau Elementary School (31 students). See the Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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