 Within the St. Maries School District #41, the town's children go to the K-6 Upriver school in Fernwood, then St. Maries Middle School and St. Maries High School in St. Maries.Emida formerly operated its own school, built in 1939.Southwest of Emida and just east of Highway 6 is the site of North–South Ski Bowl, a former alpine ski area in the Hoodoo Mountains.