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Shelley, Idaho - 7 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Shelley Joint District #129 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,004 per pupil, Shelley Joint District ranks #141 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,509
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$8,004
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Shelley Joint District operates 7 public schools serving 2,509 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 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 Bingham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,004 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 20.3% local, 62.5% state, and 17.2% 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 24/100, ranked #129 of 139 in Idaho against a state average of 48, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 373.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 79.9% White, 17.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Shelley Work Based Academy, with a diversity index of 46.8/100.
Its largest campus is Shelley Senior High School, enrolling 800 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Shelley Work Based Academy, at 48 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Shelley Senior High School accounts for 31.8% of all Shelley Joint District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Shelley Joint District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Shelley Joint District school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Shelley Joint District school enrollment ranges from 48 students (lowest) to 800 students (highest), a spread of 752 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Shelley Joint District student-counselor ratio is 373:1 — 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.
Shelley Joint District has 7 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,509 students.
How much does Shelley Joint District spend per student?
Shelley Joint District spends $8,004 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #129 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Shelley Joint District?
Shelley Joint District students are 79.9% White, 17.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Shelley Joint District?
Shelley Joint District has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #129 out of 139 districts in Idaho.