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Kamiah, Idaho - 3 schools
An equity score of 83/100 ranks Kamiah Joint District #3 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,152 per pupil, Kamiah Joint District ranks #33 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
393
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,152
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kamiah Joint District operates 3 public schools serving 393 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high 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 Lewis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,152 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 13.0% local, 50.1% state, and 37.0% 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 83/100, ranked #3 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 219.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 64.8% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kamiah Middle School, with a diversity index of 54.8/100.
Its largest campus is Kamiah Middle School, enrolling 157 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Kamiah Middle School accounts for 39.9% of all Kamiah Joint District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kamiah Joint District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Kamiah Joint District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Kamiah Joint District student-counselor ratio is 219:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Kamiah Joint District has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 393 students.
How much does Kamiah Joint District spend per student?
Kamiah Joint District spends $15,152 per student. The district has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #3 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Kamiah Joint District?
Kamiah Joint District students are 64.8% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kamiah Joint District?
Kamiah Joint District has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #3 out of 139 districts in Idaho.