📍 525 Sawtooth Avenue, Buhl, Twin Falls County, 83316
Wakapa Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Buhl, Twin Falls County. The school has 39 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buhl Joint District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wakapa Academy enrolls 39 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 44% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 20 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 5.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
21 of the school's 39 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 16 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wakapa Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 25, state house district 25.
Wakapa Academy is one of 4 schools in BUHL JOINT DISTRICT, based in BUHL, Idaho. The district serves 1,198 students district-wide and employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 39 students, Wakapa Academy is smaller than the district average of about 300 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant