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St Maries, Idaho - 5 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks St Maries Joint District #46 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,292 per pupil, St Maries Joint District ranks #69 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
St Maries Joint District operates 5 public schools serving 953 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Benewah County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,292 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 23.3% local, 61.6% state, and 15.2% 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 59/100, ranked #46 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 235.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 87.1% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is St Maries High School, with a diversity index of 26.1/100.
Heyburn Elementary School accounts for 35.6% of all St Maries Joint District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means St Maries 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.
St Maries Joint District school enrollment varies 28× across entities
St Maries Joint District school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 339 students (highest), a spread of 327 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
St Maries Joint District student-counselor ratio is 236:1 — 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.
St Maries Joint District has 5 schools, including 1 combined, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 953 students.
How much does St Maries Joint District spend per student?
St Maries Joint District spends $11,292 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #46 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of St Maries Joint District?
St Maries Joint District students are 87.1% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St Maries Joint District?
St Maries Joint District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #46 out of 139 districts in Idaho.