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Shoshone, Idaho - 4 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Shoshone Joint District #25 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,631 per pupil, Shoshone Joint District ranks #82 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
525
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,631
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Shoshone Joint District operates 4 public schools serving 525 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Lincoln County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,631 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 10.6% local, 70.8% state, and 18.5% 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 68/100, ranked #25 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.
a 179.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 54.8% Hispanic or Latino, 42.2% White, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is High Desert, with a diversity index of 53.6/100.
Its largest campus is Shoshone Elementary School, enrolling 234 students (45% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is High Desert, at 23 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Shoshone Elementary School accounts for 44.6% of all Shoshone Joint District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Shoshone 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.
Shoshone Joint District school enrollment varies 10× across entities
Shoshone Joint District school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 234 students (highest), a spread of 211 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.
Shoshone Joint District student-counselor ratio is 180:1 — 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.
Shoshone Joint District has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 525 students.
How much does Shoshone Joint District spend per student?
Shoshone Joint District spends $10,631 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #25 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Shoshone Joint District?
Shoshone Joint District students are 54.8% Hispanic or Latino, 42.2% White, 0.8% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Shoshone Joint District?
Shoshone Joint District has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #25 out of 139 districts in Idaho.