Salmon River Joint School District

Public school district · Idaho County · Idaho · NCES district ID 1600138

Salmon River Joint School District spent $25,557 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 95% of the other Idaho districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $11,696). Its 2 schools enrolled 173 students in 2024-25; 54.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,121 per student, down 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Idaho: 81.1%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Idaho districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Salmon River Joint in enrollment (124 to 155 students) and Salmon River Joint itself.

Current spending per student, Idaho districts closest in size to Salmon River Joint, FY23Salmon River Joint $25,557; Meadows Valley District $18,817; Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy Inc. $18,710; Bliss Joint District $18,168; North Gem District $17,717; Heritage Academy Inc. $15,800; Cambridge Joint District $15,566; Midvale District $14,067; Idaho College and Career Readiness Academy Inc. $13,099; Monticello Montessori Charter School Inc. $10,257; State median, under 1,000 students $11,696.5k10k15k20k25k30kSalmon River Joint$25,557Meadows Valley District$18,817Chief Tahgee Elementary Academ…$18,710Bliss Joint District$18,168North Gem District$17,717Heritage Academy Inc.$15,800Cambridge Joint District$15,566Midvale District$14,067Idaho College and Career Readi…$13,099Monticello Montessori Charter …$10,257State median, under 1,000 students $11,696
Current spending per student, Idaho districts closest in size to Salmon River Joint, FY23Salmon River Joint $25,557; Meadows Valley District $18,817; Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy Inc. $18,710; Bliss Joint District $18,168; North Gem District $17,717; Heritage Academy Inc. $15,800; Cambridge Joint District $15,566; Midvale District $14,067; Idaho College and Career Readiness Academy Inc. $13,099; Monticello Montessori Charter School Inc. $10,257; State median, under 1,000 students $11,696.5k10k15k20k25k30kSalmon River Joint$25,557Meadows Valley District$18,817Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy Inc.$18,710Bliss Joint District$18,168North Gem District$17,717Heritage Academy Inc.$15,800Cambridge Joint District$15,566Midvale District$14,067Idaho College and Career Readiness …$13,099Monticello Montessori Charter Schoo…$10,257State median, under 1,000 students $11,696
Current spending per student, Idaho districts closest in size to Salmon River Joint, FY23Salmon River Joint $25,557; Meadows Valley District $18,817; Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy Inc. $18,710; Bliss Joint District $18,168; North Gem District $17,717; Heritage Academy Inc. $15,800; Cambridge Joint District $15,566; Midvale District $14,067; Idaho College and Career Readiness Academy Inc. $13,099; Monticello Montessori Charter School Inc. $10,257; State median, under 1,000 students $11,696.5k15k25k30kSalmon River Joint$25,557Meadows Valley District$18,817Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy Inc.$18,710Bliss Joint District$18,168North Gem District$17,717Heritage Academy Inc.$15,800Cambridge Joint District$15,566Midvale District$14,067Idaho College and Career Readiness Academy…$13,099Monticello Montessori Charter School Inc.$10,257State median, under 1,000 students $11,696
Current spending per student, Idaho districts closest in size to Salmon River Joint, FY23Salmon River Joint $25,557; Meadows Valley District $18,817; Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy Inc. $18,710; Bliss Joint District $18,168; North Gem District $17,717; Heritage Academy Inc. $15,800; Cambridge Joint District $15,566; Midvale District $14,067; Idaho College and Career Readiness Academy Inc. $13,099; Monticello Montessori Charter School Inc. $10,257; State median, under 1,000 students $11,696.5k15k25k30kSalmon River Joint$25,557Meadows Valley District$18,817Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy Inc.$18,710Bliss Joint District$18,168North Gem District$17,717Heritage Academy Inc.$15,800Cambridge Joint District$15,566Midvale District$14,067Idaho College and Career Readiness Acad…$13,099Monticello Montessori Charter School In…$10,257State median, under 1,000 students $11,696

Where the money came from

$3,577,000 in revenue: 54.1% state, 30.8% local and 15.1% federal. Total spending including $76,000 of capital outlay was $3,689,000, or $26,350 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Salmon River Joint School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,936,000; Local $1,101,000; Federal $540,000; total $3,577,000.
  • State$1,936,000 54%
  • Local$1,101,000 31%
  • Federal$540,000 15%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 122 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

140 students in 2022-23, 157 students in 2023-24, 173 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Salmon River Joint School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 140, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1730501001502002022-231402023-241572024-25173
Salmon River Joint School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 140, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1730501001502002022-231402023-241572024-25173
Salmon River Joint School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 140, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1730501001502002022-231402023-241572024-25173
Salmon River Joint School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 140, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1730501001502002022-231402023-241572024-25173

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314016.38.6
2023-2415716.89.4
2024-2517316.610.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Salmon River Joint School District scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading and 40-44% in math, against 54.8% in reading and 41.9% in math across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIdahoStudents tested
Reading and language arts50-54%54.8%79
Math40-44%41.9%79

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 9 students in Salmon River Joint School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.1% across Idaho. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIdaho
Four-year graduation rate50% or more81.1%
Students in the class925,525

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 92 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Riggins Elementary School9211.557.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 81 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Salmon River Jr/Sr High School819.443.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Salmon River Joint School District

  • Phone: (208) 630-6055
  • Office: 711 Ace's Place Road, Riggins, ID 83549

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Salmon River Joint School District

  1. Idaho districts by spending per studentSalmon River Joint School District ranks 7 of 122 Idaho districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($25,557).#7 of 122
  2. Every school district in IdahoSalmon River Joint School District is the number 160 by size of 183 Idaho districts, with 140 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#160 of 183
  3. Meadows Valley DistrictThe next larger Idaho district: 142 students in fall 2022, $18,817 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,817
  4. North Gem DistrictThe next smaller Idaho district: 138 students in fall 2022, $17,717 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,717
  5. Compare Salmon River Joint School District with Meadows Valley DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Salmon River Jr/Sr High School, its largest high school81 students in 2024-25, 9.4 per teacher.81
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Salmon River Joint School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Salmon River Joint School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 173 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Salmon River Joint School District spend per student?
    $25,557 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Idaho median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,696 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,121 per student, down 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Salmon River Joint School District's money come from?
    $3,577,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 54.1% state, 30.8% local and 15.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Salmon River Joint School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 31 of the 183 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Salmon River Joint School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Salmon River Joint School District scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading and 40-44% in math, against 54.8% in reading and 41.9% in math across Idaho. Idaho's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Salmon River Joint School District?
    50% or more of the 9 students in Salmon River Joint School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.1% across Idaho. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Salmon River Joint School District's NCES district ID?
    1600138. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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