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Riggins, Idaho - 2 schools
At $20,773 per pupil, Salmon River Joint School District ranks #6 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
140
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$20,773
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Salmon River Joint School District operates 2 public schools serving 140 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Idaho County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,773 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 18 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending. See how Idaho compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.8% local, 58.5% state, and 21.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 173:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 87.0% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Riggins Elementary School, enrolling 92 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Riggins Elementary School accounts for 53.2% of all Salmon River Joint School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Salmon River Joint School District a distant remainder — means Salmon River Joint School 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 River Joint School District student-counselor ratio is 173:1 — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Salmon River Joint School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Salmon River Joint School District?
Salmon River Joint School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 140 students.
How much does Salmon River Joint School District spend per student?
Salmon River Joint School District spends $20,773 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Salmon River Joint School District?
Salmon River Joint School District students are 87.0% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.