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Grace, Idaho - 2 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Grace Joint District #66 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,616 per pupil, Grace Joint District ranks #83 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Grace Joint District operates 2 public schools serving 534 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 Caribou County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,616 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 20.0% local, 66.6% state, and 13.4% 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 49/100, ranked #66 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 256:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, . Demographically, the student body averages 90.4% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools.
Black Canyon Elementary School accounts for 53.3% of all Grace Joint District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Grace Joint District a distant remainder — means Grace 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.
Grace Joint District student-counselor ratio is 256:1 — 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 Grace Joint District is typically wider than the Grace Joint District-aggregate figure suggests.
Grace Joint District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 534 students.
How much does Grace Joint District spend per student?
Grace Joint District spends $10,616 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #66 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Grace Joint District?
Grace Joint District students are 90.4% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Grace Joint District?
Grace Joint District has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #66 out of 139 districts in Idaho.