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Arco, Idaho - 3 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Butte County Joint District #17 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,473 per pupil, Butte County Joint District ranks #63 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
414
Total Enrollment
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$11,473
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Butte County Joint District operates 3 public schools serving 414 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Butte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,473 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending. See how Idaho compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 13.4% local, 68.0% state, and 18.6% 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 72/100, ranked #17 of 139 in Idaho against a state average of 48, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 125.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 83.8% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Howe Elementary School, with a diversity index of 37.5/100.
Its largest campus is Butte County Middle/High School, enrolling 186 students (49% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Howe Elementary School, at 4 students, a 47x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Butte County Middle/High School accounts for 44.9% of all Butte County Joint District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Butte County Joint District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Butte County Joint District school enrollment varies 47× across entities
Butte County Joint District school enrollment ranges from 4 students (lowest) to 186 students (highest), a spread of 182 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Butte County Joint District student-counselor ratio is 125:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
How many schools are in Butte County Joint District?
Butte County Joint District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 414 students.
How much does Butte County Joint District spend per student?
Butte County Joint District spends $11,473 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #17 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Butte County Joint District?
Butte County Joint District students are 83.8% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Butte County Joint District?
Butte County Joint District has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #17 out of 139 districts in Idaho.