📍 155 East Francis Street, Blackfoot, Bingham County, 83221
Independence Alternative High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Blackfoot, Bingham County. The school has 169 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blackfoot District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. The four-year graduation rate is 42%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Independence Alternative High School enrolls 169 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 14% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 73 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 38% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 23 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 169 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 93 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Independence Alternative High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-20, state senate district 31, state house district 31.
Independence Alternative High School is one of 11 schools in BLACKFOOT DISTRICT, based in BLACKFOOT, Idaho. The district serves 3,796 students district-wide and employs 224 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 169 students, Independence Alternative High School is smaller than the district average of about 345 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
Browse live education vacancies at or near Independence Alternative High School.
Find vacancies →