Idaho · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Idaho
The 50 public schools in Idaho with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).
- 6:1
- Best ratio
- 17.1:1
- State average
- 15.7:1
- National average
- 50
- Schools listed
The ranking in one line
Independence Alternative High School runs Idaho's smallest classes at 6:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 17.1:1.
- 6:1
- smallest classes (Independence Alternative High School)
- 50
- listed schools below the state average
- 17.1:1
- Idaho average
- 15.7:1
- national average
| # | School | Enrollment | Student:Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence Alternative High School BLACKFOOT | 102 | 6:1 |
| 2 | Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind GOODING | 111 | 6.5:1 |
| 3 | Groveland Elementary School BLACKFOOT | 220 | 8.1:1 |
| 4 | Crossroads Middle School MERIDIAN | 124 | 8.3:1 |
| 5 | Leadore School LEADORE | 100 | 8.3:1 |
| 6 | Lakeside Elementary School PLUMMER | 146 | 8.6:1 |
| 7 | Frank Church High School BOISE | 381 | 8.7:1 |
| 8 | Pathways Middle School MERIDIAN | 122 | 8.7:1 |
| 9 | Peace Valley Charter School BOISE | 192 | 9.1:1 |
| 10 | Culdesac School CULDESAC | 100 | 9.1:1 |
| 11 | New Horizon High School POCATELLO | 119 | 9.2:1 |
| 12 | Bliss School BLISS | 110 | 9.2:1 |
| 13 | Cascade Jr/Sr High School CASCADE | 112 | 9.3:1 |
| 14 | Mt Harrison High School HEYBURN | 122 | 9.4:1 |
| 15 | Lakeside High School PLUMMER | 125 | 9.6:1 |
| 16 | Rockland Public School ROCKLAND | 167 | 9.8:1 |
| 17 | Technical Careers High School IDAHO FALLS | 118 | 9.8:1 |
| 18 | Wood River Middle School HAILEY | 467 | 9.9:1 |
| 19 | Canyon Springs High School CALDWELL | 169 | 9.9:1 |
| 20 | Glenns Ferry Elementary School GLENNS FERRY | 139 | 9.9:1 |
| 21 | Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy FORT HALL | 109 | 9.9:1 |
| 22 | Meadows Valley School NEW MEADOWS | 142 | 10.1:1 |
| 23 | Nezperce School NEZPERCE | 174 | 10.2:1 |
| 24 | Wallace Jr/Sr High School WALLACE | 195 | 10.3:1 |
| 25 | Raft River Jr/Sr High School MALTA | 154 | 10.3:1 |
| 26 | Hailey Elementary School HAILEY | 291 | 10.4:1 |
| 27 | Timberline High School WEIPPE | 104 | 10.4:1 |
| 28 | Riverside Elementary School BOISE | 327 | 10.5:1 |
| 29 | Highland School CRAIGMONT | 168 | 10.5:1 |
| 30 | Challis Jr/Sr High School CHALLIS | 136 | 10.5:1 |
| 31 | Central Academy High School MERIDIAN | 136 | 10.5:1 |
| 32 | Idaho City High School IDAHO CITY | 126 | 10.5:1 |
| 33 | Camas County Elem/Jr High School FAIRFIELD | 105 | 10.5:1 |
| 34 | Bickel Elementary School TWIN FALLS | 169 | 10.6:1 |
| 35 | Council Jr/Sr High School COUNCIL | 117 | 10.6:1 |
| 36 | Vallivue Academy CALDWELL | 120 | 10.9:1 |
| 37 | Garden Valley School GARDEN VALLEY | 220 | 11:1 |
| 38 | Ernest Hemingway Steam School KETCHUM | 431 | 11.1:1 |
| 39 | Bellevue Elementary School BELLEVUE | 223 | 11.2:1 |
| 40 | Oakley Jr/Sr High School OAKLEY | 179 | 11.2:1 |
| 41 | Deary School DEARY | 145 | 11.2:1 |
| 42 | Cassia Jr/Sr High School BURLEY | 112 | 11.2:1 |
| 43 | Carey Public School CAREY | 272 | 11.3:1 |
| 44 | Clearwater Valley Jr/Sr KOOSKIA | 169 | 11.3:1 |
| 45 | Rimrock Jr/Sr High School BRUNEAU | 136 | 11.3:1 |
| 46 | Kamiah Senior High KAMIAH | 102 | 11.3:1 |
| 47 | Frontier Elementary School BOISE | 263 | 11.4:1 |
| 48 | Idaho Technical Career Academy MERIDIAN | 137 | 11.4:1 |
| 49 | Midvale School MIDVALE | 137 | 11.4:1 |
| 50 | Dietrich School DIETRICH | 173 | 11.5:1 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year.
Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.