High Schools in Mackay Joint District

Summary:

The Mackay Joint District in Idaho is home to a single high school, Mackay Junior/Senior High School, which serves students in grades 7-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with a current 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide rank that has ranged from 49th to 71st out of 106-112 Idaho high schools.

Academically, Mackay Junior/Senior High School excels in ISAT/English Language Arts, with proficiency rates above the state average. However, the school's performance in ISAT/Math is significantly below the state average, indicating a potential area for improvement. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 82.3% is slightly below the state average, while its chronic absenteeism rate of 15.0% is higher than the state average.

Demographically, Mackay Junior/Senior High School has a relatively small student population of 102 students and a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.2 compared to the state average. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 32.35% is lower than the state average, suggesting a more affluent student population. Additionally, the school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $12,211, which is higher than the state average.

District Detail

400 East Spruce Street
Mackay, ID 83251-0390

(208) 588-2896

SchoolDigger Rank:
42^nd of 96 Idaho districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 218

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 7th Grade	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
Mackay Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	390 East Spruce Street	Mackay	83251	Custer County	Mackay Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 588-2262	104	8	13.0	40.4%	94 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55.7	49^th of 112 public high schools	56.3%					(n/a)	37.5	28.6	38.9	40.0	39.4	56.3	66.7	66.7	63.3	$12,211	$930	$11,281

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Butte County Joint District	24.36 mi	3	36^th
Blaine County District	41.17 mi	9	47^th
Challis Joint District	43.03 mi	5
Syringa Mountain School Inc.	44.32 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.

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