High Schools in Butte County Joint District

Summary:

Butte County Joint District in Idaho has only one high school, Butte County Middle/High School, which serves students in grades 7-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 23rd out of 106 schools in 2022-2023 to 77th out of 159 schools in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, from a high of 4 stars out of 5 in 2022-2023 to a low of 2 stars out of 5 in 2024-2025.

Academically, Butte County Middle/High School has shown strengths in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state average. However, its performance in Math and Science has been more mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others below. The school's 4-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 82.3%, slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate for the same year was 15.0%, higher than the state average.

Regarding demographic and financial factors, Butte County Joint District has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at Butte County Middle/High School, at 37.77% in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,553, slightly higher than the state average, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 12.7 for the 2023-2024 school year, lower than the state average.

District Detail

246 Sunset Drive
Arco, ID 83213-0089

(208) 527-8235

SchoolDigger Rank:
36^th of 96 Idaho districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 376

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISAT Math (2025)				ISAT Science (2025)			ISAT English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math End of Course	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science End of Course	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts End of Course	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Butte County Middle/High School	Public	7-12	120 South Water Street	Arco	83213	Butte County	Butte County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 527-8237	186	17	11.2	36.0%	166 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	45.6	62^nd of 112 public high schools	44.6%		52.3	77^th of 159 public high schools	51.6%	15	42.4	44.0	26.9	38.1	44.0	38.5	41.2	63.6	64.0	69.2	65.5	$9,553	$1,051	$8,503

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mackay Joint District	24.44 mi	2	42^nd
Blaine County District	39.07 mi	9	47^th
West Jefferson District	45.12 mi	4	84^th
Snake River District	49.17 mi	9
Syringa Mountain School Inc.	49.88 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.