KELLOGG, Idaho —

Attendance matters. That’s the message superintendents Lance Pearson and Todd Howard want to share now that Silver Valley schools are in full swing.

After years of slow decline, enrollment numbers are beginning to trend upward.

The Kellogg School District reports 1,091 students currently enrolled, 10 more than at the start of last year and 30 more than at the end of the 2024-25 school year.

KSD operates four schools: Canyon Elementary, Pinehurst Elementary, Kellogg Middle School and Kellogg High School.

In the Wallace School District, Howard said 510 students are enrolled this year, 14 more than last year. Wallace’s attendance trends are unique: the current number is higher than the district’s 10-year rolling average but lower than its five-year average. WSD operates

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