📍 104 West D Street, Shoshone, Lincoln County, 83352
High Desert is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Shoshone, Lincoln County. The school has 27 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shoshone Joint District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 0.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 540.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
High Desert enrolls 27 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 0.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 540.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White and 41% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 16 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 41% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
23 of the school's 27 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 19 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
High Desert 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 26, state house district 26.
High Desert is one of 4 schools in SHOSHONE JOINT DISTRICT, based in SHOSHONE, Idaho. The district serves 515 students district-wide and employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 27 students, High Desert is smaller than the district average of about 129 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant