District Facts and Figures
The Blaine County School District serves the cities of
Bellevue, Carey, Hailey, Ketchum and Sun Valley and their
surrounding areas. Blaine County's population is close to
22,000 people. Our District includes four elementary schools,
one middle school, one high school, an alternative high school,
and one K-12 school.
Enrollment as of August 28, 2008
| Bellevue Elementary School |
306 |
| Carey K-12 | 261 |
| Hailey Elementary School |
440 |
| Hemingway Elementary School |
432 |
| Silver Creek Alternative School |
18 |
| Wood River High School |
873 |
| Wood River Middle School |
663 |
| Woodside Elementary |
391 |
| Total Enrollment |
3,384 |
Demographics as of February, 2008
| White | 1,231 | 1,107 | 2,338 |
| Hispanic | 466 | 453 |
919 |
| Asian | 21 | 17 |
38 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 3 |
5 | 8 |
| Other/Unknown | 3 | 2 |
5 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 |
0 |
0 |
| Black/African American | 6 |
3 | 9 |
| Total | 1,730 |
1,587 | 3,317 |
Student/Teacher Ratios as of February, 2008
We have a 20:1 average Student to Teacher Ratio District-wide. Detailed below are our ratios for each school.
|
Bellevue Elementary |
| Grade |
Student |
Teachers | Ratio |
| Pre-K |
23 |
2 |
23.00 (1 class) |
| K | 85 | 3 | 14.17 (6 classes) |
| 1st |
78 |
4 |
19.50 |
| 2nd | 42 | 2 | 21.00 |
| 3rd |
30 |
2 |
15.00 |
| 4th | 28 | 2 | 14.00 |
| 5th |
39 |
2 |
19.50 |
| Extras | | 8 |
|
|
Total |
325 |
16 |
17.11 |
| |
|
Carey School |
| Grade |
Students |
Teachers | Ratio |
|
Pre-K | 11 |
1 |
11.00 (1 class) |
| K |
20 | 1 | 20.00 (1 class) |
| 1st |
20 |
1 |
20.00 |
| 2nd |
17 |
1 |
17.00 |
| 3rd |
18 | 1 |
18.00 |
| 4th |
20 | 1 | 20.00 |
| 5th |
16 | 1 |
16.00 |
| 6th |
13 | 1 | 13.00 |
|
7-12th |
119 | 5.5 |
21.64 |
| Extras |
| 8.5 | |
|
Total |
254 |
13.5 |
18.81 |
| |
|
Hailey Elementary |
| Grade |
Students | Teachers |
Ratio |
|
Pre-K |
22 | 1 |
22.00 (1 class) |
| K |
51 | 2 | 17.00 (3 classes) |
| 1st |
50 | 3 |
16.67 |
| 2nd |
91 | 5 | 18.20 |
| 3rd |
110 | 5 |
22.00 |
| 4th |
58 | 3 | 19.33 |
| 5th |
51 | 2 |
25.50 |
| Extras |
| 11 | |
|
Total |
433 |
21 |
19.68 |
| |
|
Hemingway Elementary |
| Grade |
Students | Teachers |
Ratio |
|
Pre-K |
15 | 1 |
15.00 (1 class) |
| K |
70 | 3 | 14.00 (5 classes) |
| 1st |
65 | 5 |
13.00 |
| 2nd |
61 | 3 | 20.33 |
| 3rd |
69 | 4 |
17.25 |
| 4th |
72 | 4 | 18.00 |
| 5th |
72 | 4 |
18.00 |
| Extras* |
| 9 | |
|
Total |
424 |
24 |
16.31 |
|
|
|
Woodside Elementary |
| Grade |
Students | Teachers |
Ratio |
|
Pre-K |
20 | 1 |
20.00 (1 class) |
Developmental
Pre-K |
12 | 1 | 12.00 (1 class) |
| K |
54 | 2 |
18.00 (3 classes) |
| 1st |
51 | 3 | 17.00 |
| 2nd |
47 | 3 |
15.67 |
| 3rd |
42 | 2 | 21.00 |
| 4th |
67 | 4 |
16.75 |
| 5th |
67 | 3 | 22.33 |
|
Extras* |
| 12 |
|
| Total |
360 | 19 |
18.00 |
| |
|
Wood River Middle School |
| Grade |
Students | Teachers |
Ratio |
| 6th |
210 | 11 |
19.09 |
| 7th |
227 | 9.67 | 23.48 |
| 8th |
232 | 10.67 |
21.75 |
| Extras* |
| 18.67 | |
|
Total |
669 |
31.33 |
21.35 |
| |
|
Wood River High School |
| Grade |
Students | Teachers |
Ratio |
|
9-12th |
845 | 32 |
26.41 |
| Extras* |
| 29 | |
|
Total |
845 |
32 |
26.41 |
| |
|
Silver Creek Alternative School |
| Grade |
Students | Teachers |
Ratio |
|
9-12th |
20 | 2 |
10.00 |
| Extras* |
| 1 | |
|
Total |
20 |
2 |
10.00 |
*In order to make "like" comparisons in
determining student to teacher ratios, only core subject areas
were used. The following subject areas were not included
in arriving at the above results. We have labeled these as
"Extras": Academies, Art, Business, Counselors, Drama,
Electives, Foreign Language, Health, Media, Music, Physical
Education, Psychologists, Reading, Social Workers, Speech,
Student Services (Special Ed., GATE, ESL), Technology Education.
Enrollment Trends
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