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Ponderay, Idaho - 13 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Lake Pend Oreille School District #48 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,174 per pupil, Lake Pend Oreille School District ranks #70 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,822
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$11,174
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake Pend Oreille School District operates 13 public schools serving 3,822 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bonner County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,174 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 22.2% local, 60.1% state, and 17.7% 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 58/100, ranked #48 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 302.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, . Demographically, the student body averages 88.9% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lake Pend Oreille High School, with a diversity index of 35.8/100.
Its largest campus is Sandpoint High School, enrolling 1,000 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sandpoint Juvenile Detention, at 1 students, a 1000x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sandpoint High School accounts for 26.2% of all Lake Pend Oreille School District student enrollment
That concentration means Lake Pend Oreille School 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.
Lake Pend Oreille School District school enrollment varies 1000× across entities
Lake Pend Oreille School District school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 1,000 students (highest), a spread of 999 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lake Pend Oreille School District student-counselor ratio is 302:1 — 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 Lake Pend Oreille School District is typically wider than the Lake Pend Oreille School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Lake Pend Oreille School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Lake Pend Oreille School District?
Lake Pend Oreille School District has 13 schools, including 9 combined, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 3,822 students.
How much does Lake Pend Oreille School District spend per student?
Lake Pend Oreille School District spends $11,174 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #48 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Lake Pend Oreille School District?
Lake Pend Oreille School District students are 88.9% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake Pend Oreille School District?
Lake Pend Oreille School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #48 out of 139 districts in Idaho.