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Salmon, Idaho - 3 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Salmon District #26 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,117 per pupil, Salmon District ranks #71 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$11,117
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Salmon District operates 3 public schools serving 683 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high 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 Lemhi County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,117 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 10.1% local, 65.3% state, and 24.6% 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 67/100, ranked #26 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 230.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 95.0% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Salmon Jr/Sr High School, with a diversity index of 15.1/100.
Its largest campus is Salmon Jr/Sr High School, enrolling 349 students (54% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Salmon Alternative High School, at 12 students, a 29x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Salmon Jr/Sr High School accounts for 51.1% of all Salmon District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Salmon District a distant remainder — means Salmon 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.
Salmon District school enrollment varies 29× across entities
Salmon District school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 349 students (highest), a spread of 337 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Salmon District student-counselor ratio is 230:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Salmon District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 683 students.
How much does Salmon District spend per student?
Salmon District spends $11,117 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #26 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Salmon District?
Salmon District students are 95.0% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Salmon District?
Salmon District has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #26 out of 139 districts in Idaho.