Can I use Bear Lake County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Bear Lake County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Bear Lake County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Bear Lake County?

Start with the 7 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Bear Lake County Schools & Education

Name: Bear Lake County, Idaho Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Bear Lake County, Idaho

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

8/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

82.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

82.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 83.6%

Per-Pupil Spending

$5,033

National avg $13,239

State avg $6,288

School Score

8/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 28/100

State Score Position

#38

of 44 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Bear Lake County

Measured School Summary

Bear Lake County faces educational challenges with a school score of 8/100 and a graduation rate of 82.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $5,033 per pupil, Bear Lake County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 71% below the Idaho average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 1.6 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 20% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Bear Lake County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

7 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

8/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #38 of 44 Idaho counties with school score data.

Completion

82.0%

1.6 pts below the state average

Funding context

$5,033

$1,255 below the state average

School coverage

1 district represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Bear Lake County has 7 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Bear Lake County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Small-system county

Bear Lake County has a compact public-school footprint. A single school change, boundary rule, or district update can move the lived experience more than the county score suggests.

State position

#38

of 44 Idaho counties with school score data. The county score is 20 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT

Elementary to high school visible

1,424 students

Elementary 4Middle 1High 2Other 0

7 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT is the largest listed district slice, with 7 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Bear Lake County?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Bear Lake County per-pupil spending reflects single-district rural structure

Education data brief for Bear Lake County, Idaho.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:Per-pupil spending

Per-pupil expenditure in Bear Lake County is $5,033, a figure that is approximately 20% lower than the Idaho state average of $6,288 and significantly lower than the national average of $13,000. This spending level occurs within a consolidated district structure; all seven public schools in the county belong to the Bear Lake County District, which serves 1,424 total students. All schools are classified as rural, with Bear Lake High School being the largest at 352 students. The county’s graduation rate of 82.0% is nearly identical to the state average of 83.6% but falls five percentage points below the national rate of 87.0%. The composite school score of 8.0 is one of the lowest in the state, trailing both the Idaho average of 27.6 and the national median of 50.0. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records regarding online learning enrollment.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Bear Lake County

Reported Enrollment

1,424

7 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary4

Middle1

High2

Other0

1 School District in Bear Lake County

BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT

7 schools

1,424 students enrolled

7 Public Schools in Bear Lake County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Bear Lake County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
BEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL	Record	BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT	MONTPELIER, 83254Rural: Remote	9–12	High	352
A J WINTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT	MONTPELIER, 83254Rural: Remote	PK–5	Primary	291
BEAR LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT	MONTPELIER, 83254Rural: Remote	6–8	Middle	289
BEAR LAKE ON-LINE LEARNING	Record	BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT	PARIS, 83261Rural: Remote	KG–8	Primary	222
PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT	PARIS, 83261Rural: Remote	PK–5	Primary	165
GEORGETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT	GEORGETOWN, 83239Rural: Remote	PK–5	Primary	89
CLOVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL	Record	BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT	MONTPELIER, 83254Rural: Remote	9–12	Alternative	16

BEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL

BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT

MONTPELIER, 83254 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12High352 students

A J WINTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT

MONTPELIER, 83254 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–5Primary291 students

BEAR LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL

BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT

MONTPELIER, 83254 / Rural: Remote

Record6–8Middle289 students

BEAR LAKE ON-LINE LEARNING

BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT

PARIS, 83261 / Rural: Remote

RecordKG–8Primary222 students

PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT

PARIS, 83261 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–5Primary165 students

GEORGETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT

GEORGETOWN, 83239 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–5Primary89 students

CLOVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL

BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT

MONTPELIER, 83254 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12Alternative16 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$5,033

State avg $6,288

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Idaho counties have the highest graduation rates?

Fremont County (97.0%), Teton County (97.0%), and Caribou County (92.7%) currently lead Idaho among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Idaho?

Across Idaho counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $6,288. The highest current county values are Blaine County ($11,244), Clark County ($10,402), and Lewis County ($8,754). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Bear Lake County?

Bear Lake County has a school score of 8/100, which is a lower measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Bear Lake County?

The high school graduation rate in Bear Lake County is 82.0%, which is below the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Bear Lake County spend per student?

Bear Lake County spends $5,033 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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