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Castleford, Idaho - 1 schools
An equity score of 82/100 ranks Castleford District #4 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,072 per pupil, Castleford District ranks #47 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$13,072
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Castleford District operates 1 public schools serving 306 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Twin Falls County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,072 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 8.9% local, 67.5% state, and 23.6% 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 82/100, ranked #4 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 274:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, . Demographically, the student body averages 63.1% White, 36.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Castleford School, enrolling 274 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Castleford School accounts for 89.5% of all Castleford District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Castleford District a distant remainder — means Castleford 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.
Castleford District student-counselor ratio is 274:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Castleford District is typically wider than the Castleford District-aggregate figure suggests.