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Paris, Idaho - 7 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Bear Lake County District #86 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,289 per pupil, Bear Lake County District ranks #131 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,424
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$8,289
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bear Lake County District operates 7 public schools serving 1,424 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bear Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,289 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending. See how Idaho compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 14.3% local, 68.1% state, and 17.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 40/100, ranked #86 of 139 in Idaho against a state average of 48, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 363.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 93.8% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bear Lake on-Line Learning, with a diversity index of 20.5/100.
Its largest campus is Bear Lake High School, enrolling 361 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Clover Creek High School, at 15 students, a 24x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bear Lake High School accounts for 25.4% of all Bear Lake County District student enrollment
That concentration means Bear Lake County District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Bear Lake County District school enrollment varies 24× across entities
Bear Lake County District school enrollment ranges from 15 students (lowest) to 361 students (highest), a spread of 346 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bear Lake County District student-counselor ratio is 363:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Bear Lake County District?
Bear Lake County District has 7 schools, including 2 high, 3 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,424 students.
How much does Bear Lake County District spend per student?
Bear Lake County District spends $8,289 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #86 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Bear Lake County District?
Bear Lake County District students are 93.8% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bear Lake County District?
Bear Lake County District has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #86 out of 139 districts in Idaho.