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Soda Springs, Idaho - 4 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Soda Springs Joint District #75 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,846 per pupil, Soda Springs Joint District ranks #95 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
922
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,846
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Soda Springs Joint District operates 4 public schools serving 922 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Caribou County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,846 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 25.4% local, 63.6% state, and 11.0% 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 44/100, ranked #75 of 139 in Idaho against a state average of 48, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 203:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 89.8% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tigert Middle School, with a diversity index of 22.4/100.
Its largest campus is Howard E Thirkill Primary School, enrolling 321 students (38% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cte Prep School, at 20 students, a 16x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Howard E Thirkill Primary School accounts for 34.8% of all Soda Springs Joint District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Soda Springs 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.
Soda Springs Joint District school enrollment varies 16× across entities
Soda Springs Joint District school enrollment ranges from 20 students (lowest) to 321 students (highest), a spread of 301 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.
Soda Springs Joint District student-counselor ratio is 203:1 — 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.
How many schools are in Soda Springs Joint District?
Soda Springs Joint District has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 922 students.
How much does Soda Springs Joint District spend per student?
Soda Springs Joint District spends $9,846 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #75 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Soda Springs Joint District?
Soda Springs Joint District students are 89.8% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Soda Springs Joint District?
Soda Springs Joint District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #75 out of 139 districts in Idaho.