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Middleton, Idaho - 6 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Middleton District #136 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,244 per pupil, Middleton District ranks #157 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,318
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$7,244
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Middleton District operates 6 public schools serving 4,318 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 high, 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 Canyon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $7,244 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 18 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending. See how Idaho compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 17.1% local, 66.0% state, and 16.9% 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 21/100, ranked #136 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 424.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 79.9% White, 16.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Middleton Academy, with a diversity index of 45.5/100.
Its largest campus is Middleton High School, enrolling 1,443 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Middleton Academy, at 129 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Middleton High School accounts for 33.4% of all Middleton District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Middleton District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Middleton District school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Middleton District school enrollment ranges from 129 students (lowest) to 1,443 students (highest), a spread of 1,314 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.
Middleton District student-counselor ratio is 424:1 — 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.
Middleton District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 4,318 students.
How much does Middleton District spend per student?
Middleton District spends $7,244 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #136 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Middleton District?
Middleton District students are 79.9% White, 16.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Middleton District?
Middleton District has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #136 out of 139 districts in Idaho.