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Homedale, Idaho - 3 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Homedale Joint District #130 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,850 per pupil, Homedale Joint District ranks #147 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,260
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$7,850
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Homedale Joint District operates 3 public schools serving 1,260 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Owyhee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $7,850 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 20.8% local, 65.5% state, and 13.7% 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 24/100, ranked #130 of 139 in Idaho against a state average of 48, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 439.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 68.5% White, 28.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Homedale High School, with a diversity index of 47.8/100.
Its largest campus is Homedale Elementary School, enrolling 524 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Homedale Elementary School accounts for 39.8% of all Homedale Joint District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Homedale 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.
Homedale Joint District student-counselor ratio is 439:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Homedale Joint District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,260 students.
How much does Homedale Joint District spend per student?
Homedale Joint District spends $7,850 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #130 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Homedale Joint District?
Homedale Joint District students are 68.5% White, 28.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Homedale Joint District?
Homedale Joint District has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #130 out of 139 districts in Idaho.