Summary:
The West Bonner County District has only one high school, Priest River Lamanna High School, which serves a student population of 316. While the school has a predominantly white student body, it faces significant academic and attendance challenges, ranking in the bottom half of Idaho high schools and struggling with low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism.
Priest River Lamanna High School's four-year graduation rate of 66.2% is lower than the state average, and only 21.5% of students are proficient or better in ISAT Math, with 45.6% proficient or better in ISAT English Language Arts. These academic performance metrics are below the district and state averages. The school also has a high percentage of students (25.32%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Despite the school's academic and attendance challenges, the per-student spending of $13,902 and the student-teacher ratio of 13.5 are relatively favorable, suggesting that resources may not be the primary factor limiting the school's performance. The data highlights the need for the West Bonner County District and Priest River Lamanna High School to closely examine the root causes of the school's underperformance and implement targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.
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