Salmon Sda School
Private · Grades 2–8 · 9 students
Fern-Waters Public Charter School
904 Fernwater Lane, Salmon, ID 83647
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
141
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Fern-Waters Public Charter School Inc.
Lemhi County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 352 Idaho elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Idaho elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Fern-Waters Public Charter School
Fern-Waters Public Charter School is a charter elementary school in Salmon, Idaho, serving grades K–8. It is part of Fern-Waters Public Charter School Inc.. The school is located in a remote rural area in Lemhi County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 141 students were enrolled, with about 16.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Idaho elementary school (16.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Salmon District. Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 352 Idaho elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 141 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.4 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Salmon District
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Fern-Waters Public Charter School Inc.
- County
- Lemhi County
- NCES school ID
- 160018601114
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.