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Council Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades 7-12
Summary

Council Junior/Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 122 students in Council, Idaho, which is part of the Council District. The school has faced significant challenges in recent years, including declining academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and lower graduation rates compared to the state and nearby schools.

Over the past decade, Council Junior/Senior High School has seen a substantial drop in its statewide ranking, falling from 33rd out of 160 schools in 2012-2013 to 120th out of 159 schools in the most recent 2023-2024 ranking. Its SchoolDigger star rating has also decreased from 4 stars in 2010-2011 to just 1 star in the current year. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from a low of 75% in 2022-2023 to a high of 88.2% in 2023-2024, still below the state average of around 90%. Additionally, Council Junior/Senior High School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15% to 53.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the closest comparable school, Cambridge Middle/High School, located about 16 miles away, outperforms Council Junior/Senior High School in several key metrics, such as higher graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better academic proficiency rates in both math and English language arts. Furthermore, Cambridge Middle/High School's spending per student of $17,878 in 2018-2019 was higher than the $12,736 spent per student at Council Junior/Senior High School during the same period.

117
Students ?
11.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,736
Per pupil spending ?
45.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 101 East Bleeker Avenue
       Council, ID  83612-0468

(208) 253-4217

District: Council District


Feeder schools for Council Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:    Council Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
90.6%
Hispanic:
5.1%
Asian:
2.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2008 → 25th in 2024
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Idaho average (32% vs 48% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 55 percentile points since 2008
!Math scores 20 pts below the Idaho average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg28%
Idaho avg48%
152nd of 166
Idaho public middle schools ?
Bottom 8%
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
90th of 96Council District among Idaho districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202512.8152 of 1668.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201379.617 of 17390.2%★★★★★
201269.341 of 17176.0%★★★★☆
201160.058 of 16965.7%★★★☆☆
201056.570 of 16657.8%★★★☆☆
200967.739 of 16075.6%★★★★☆
200850.884 of 15846.8%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202423.2120 of 15924.5%★☆☆☆☆
20236.1106 of 1060.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202144.149 of 8844.3%★★☆☆☆
201370.233 of 16079.4%★★★★☆
201261.265 of 16259.9%★★★☆☆
201168.942 of 16574.5%★★★★☆
201041.2121 of 16928.4%★☆☆☆☆
200872.830 of 15180.1%★★★★☆
By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts42%-12 vs state
Science32%-12 vs state
Math23%-20 vs state

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Students at Council Junior/Senior High School are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 117 students attended Council Junior/Senior High School.

Council Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Council Elementary School


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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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