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Gooding, Idaho - 4 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Gooding Joint District #50 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,275 per pupil, Gooding Joint District ranks #90 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,244
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,275
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gooding Joint District operates 4 public schools serving 1,244 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 1 middle 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 Gooding County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,275 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 13.9% local, 57.6% state, and 28.5% 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 55/100, ranked #50 of 139 in Idaho against a state average of 48, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 282.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, . Demographically, the student body averages 55.4% White, 43.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gooding Middle School, with a diversity index of 52.4/100.
Its largest campus is Gooding Elementary School, enrolling 484 students (41% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Gooding Alternative Learing Center, at 32 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Gooding Elementary School accounts for 38.9% of all Gooding Joint District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Gooding 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.
Gooding Joint District school enrollment varies 15× across entities
Gooding Joint District school enrollment ranges from 32 students (lowest) to 484 students (highest), a spread of 452 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Gooding Joint District student-counselor ratio is 283:1 — 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 Gooding Joint District is typically wider than the Gooding Joint District-aggregate figure suggests.
Gooding Joint District has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,244 students.
How much does Gooding Joint District spend per student?
Gooding Joint District spends $10,275 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #50 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Gooding Joint District?
Gooding Joint District students are 55.4% White, 43.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gooding Joint District?
Gooding Joint District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #50 out of 139 districts in Idaho.