Wallace Junior/Senior High School
| Wallace Junior/Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
1 Miners Alley , United States | |
| Coordinates | 47°28′26″N 115°55′41″W / 47.4739991°N 115.9280740°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1892[1] |
| School district | Wallace School District #393 |
| Principal | Donald Almquist[3] |
| Staff | 19.42[4] |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrollment | 195[4] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.04[4] |
| Colors | Red Black[5] |
| Athletics conference | 2A Scenic Idaho Conference[6] |
| Mascot | Miners[5] |
| Rivals | Kellogg High School |
| Accreditation | Cognia[2] |
| Website | www |
Wallace Junior/Senior High School is a combined Public junior and senior high school located in Wallace, Idaho.
History
The first Wallace school was held in a wood-framed schoolhouse and in 1892, a new public brick school designed by W.A. Ritchie was built, which included grades K-12. Brick was used in an attempt to protect the school from fires that ravaged the town previously.[1] Following the building of the new school, the original schoolhouse was converted to a guardhouse for a time, acting as a local jail.[7] Due to significant town population growth, a large addition began on the school in 1901 with additional changes in 1908 and between 1927 and 1931.[1][8] Being constructed of brick paid off as the school survived the Great Fire of 1910 that destroyed a third of the town.[9] A new two-story high school was build in the early 1940s[8] and a new gymnasium, named the Civic Auditorium, was built in 1946.[10] During the 1970s and 1980s, graduation classes peaked in size between 90-100 and had been on a steady decline until the late 2000s when class sizes began to stabilize. The current 64,000 square foot junior/senior high school was completed in 2003 at the cost of $3.365 million (equivalent to $5,592,585 in 2024).[11][12][13]
Athletics
Wallace High School Miners compete in the 2A division, the second smallest division in the Idaho High School Activities Association (IHSAA). They participate in the District I Scenic Idaho Conference.[6]
State championships
References
- ^ a b c "Historic Preservation Plan" (PDF). City of Wallace. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ "Elementary Secondary School Accreditation Report, 2021-2022" (PDF). Idaho Department of Education. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ "Staff". Wallace School District #393. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ a b c "District Directory Information (2024-2025 School Year)". National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ a b "Wallace High School". Idaho High School Activities Association. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ a b "Wallace High School Miners". Idaho Sports. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ "December 1895–The Hughes Murder". Ron Roizen and Francie Lane. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form" (PDF). Idaho State Historical Society. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ "A Brief History of Wallace, Idaho". Spokane Historical. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ "The Civic Auditorium deserved better". Shoshone News-Press. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ "Study to be completed on old Wallace school building". Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls Press. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ "Ten Year Facilities Plan" (PDF). Wallace School District #393. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ "WSD pays off 'new' school". Shoshone News-Press. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Tournament Records & Past Champions" (PDF). Idaho High School Activities Association. Retrieved February 27, 2026.