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Murtaugh, Idaho - 1 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Murtaugh Joint District #49 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,481 per pupil, Murtaugh Joint District ranks #62 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Murtaugh Joint District operates 1 public schools serving 399 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Twin Falls County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,481 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 23.9% local, 58.4% 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 56/100, ranked #49 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 388:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 56.2% White, 42.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Murtaugh Schools, enrolling 388 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Murtaugh Schools accounts for 97.2% of all Murtaugh Joint District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Murtaugh Joint District a distant remainder — means Murtaugh 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.
Murtaugh Joint District student-counselor ratio is 388:1 — 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.
Murtaugh Joint District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 399 students.
How much does Murtaugh Joint District spend per student?
Murtaugh Joint District spends $11,481 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #49 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Murtaugh Joint District?
Murtaugh Joint District students are 56.2% White, 42.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Murtaugh Joint District?
Murtaugh Joint District has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #49 out of 139 districts in Idaho.