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Cottonwood, Idaho - 2 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Cottonwood Joint District #42 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,716 per pupil, Cottonwood Joint District ranks #81 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
441
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$10,716
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cottonwood Joint District operates 2 public schools serving 441 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Idaho County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,716 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 10.6% local, 67.0% state, and 22.3% 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 60/100, ranked #42 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 160.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 95.5% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Prairie Elementary School, enrolling 222 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Prairie Elementary School accounts for 50.3% of all Cottonwood Joint District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cottonwood Joint District a distant remainder — means Cottonwood 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.
Cottonwood Joint District student-counselor ratio is 160:1 — 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 Cottonwood Joint District?
Cottonwood Joint District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 441 students.
How much does Cottonwood Joint District spend per student?
Cottonwood Joint District spends $10,716 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #42 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Cottonwood Joint District?
Cottonwood Joint District students are 95.5% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cottonwood Joint District?
Cottonwood Joint District has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #42 out of 139 districts in Idaho.