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Nampa, Idaho - 24 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Nampa School District #54 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,958 per pupil, Nampa School District ranks #76 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
13,398
Total Enrollment
24
Schools
$10,958
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Nampa School District operates 24 public schools serving 13,398 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 16 combined, 4 middle, 3 high, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Canyon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,958 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 16.9% local, 57.4% state, and 25.6% 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 52/100, ranked #54 of 139 in Idaho against a state average of 48, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 24 schools offering Advanced Placement (33 AP courses district-wide), a 436.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 52.6% White, 40.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Central Elementary, with a diversity index of 57.8/100.
Its largest campus is Nampa Senior High School, enrolling 1,288 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Nampa Early Childhood Center, at 195 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Nampa School District school enrollment varies 6.6× across entities
Nampa School District school enrollment ranges from 195 students (lowest) to 1,288 students (highest), a spread of 1,093 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Nampa School District student-counselor ratio is 436:1 — 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.
Nampa School District has 24 schools, including 3 high, 4 middle, 16 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 13,398 students.
How much does Nampa School District spend per student?
Nampa School District spends $10,958 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #54 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Nampa School District?
Nampa School District students are 52.6% White, 40.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 24 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nampa School District?
Nampa School District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #54 out of 139 districts in Idaho.