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Payette, Idaho - 5 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Payette Joint District #68 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,292 per pupil, Payette Joint District ranks #106 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,371
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$9,292
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Payette Joint District operates 5 public schools serving 1,371 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Payette County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,292 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending. See how Idaho compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 9.5% local, 60.1% state, and 30.4% 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 47/100, ranked #68 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.
a 263.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, . Demographically, the student body averages 58.1% White, 37.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Presidio High School, with a diversity index of 54.2/100.
Its largest campus is Payette Primary School, enrolling 477 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Presidio High School, at 103 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Payette Primary School accounts for 32.3% of all Payette Joint District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Payette 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.
Payette Joint District school enrollment varies 4.6× across entities
Payette Joint District school enrollment ranges from 103 students (lowest) to 477 students (highest), a spread of 374 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.
Payette Joint District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.2% 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.
Payette Joint District student-counselor ratio is 263:1 — 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 Payette Joint District is typically wider than the Payette Joint District-aggregate figure suggests.
Payette Joint District has 5 schools, including 2 combined, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,371 students.
How much does Payette Joint District spend per student?
Payette Joint District spends $9,292 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #68 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Payette Joint District?
Payette Joint District students are 58.1% White, 37.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Payette Joint District?
Payette Joint District has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #68 out of 139 districts in Idaho.