The campus located at the now Lakeland Middle School was built in 1962 and was moved into as soon as it was completed.

Even though Rathdrum is a small city, many people attend Lakeland High School.

[2] It took 13 years and 14 elections until the funding for LHS was approved by voters in June 1961.

[6] The district's second high school, Timberlake, opened its doors in 1998 in Spirit Lake.

[citation needed] Lakeland competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 4A, in the Inland Empire League (4A) with Sandpoint to the north and Moscow, about 100 miles (160 km) south.