Blaine County School District

Blaine County School District 61 (BCSD) is a school district headquartered in Hailey, Idaho.[1]

It is the sole school district with jurisdiction in Blaine County.[2] The school district covers the entire county.[3]

Students living in the rural Yale area in the county's southeastern panhandle are sent to schools in neighboring Minidoka County, operated by the Minidoka County School District.[4] The Blaine district pays money to the Minidoka student to send the Yale students to Minidoka schools. In 1994, there was bus transportation provided by both districts, with Acequia Elementary School in Acequia, operated by the Minidoka district, as the handoff point where the students switch drivers. In 1994, 16 students were sent from Blaine County to Minidoka County.[5]

  1. ^ "Home". Blaine County School District. Retrieved 2024-03-12. Visit Us 118 Bullion St. Hailey, ID 83333
  2. ^ "Blaine County School District". Blaineschools.org. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Blaine County, ID" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-03-12. - Text list
  4. ^ "Blaine County School District : Neighborhood School Boundaries". Blaineschools.org. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011. Students in the Yale/Minidoka Area are excluded. Students in this area attend school in Minidoka County School District.
  5. ^ Jones, Douglas S. (1993-07-07). "Out on a limb Boundary quirk puts Yale area residents there". Times-News. Vol. 88, no. 188. Twin Falls, Idaho. pp. A1, A2 – via Newspapers.com.