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Twin Falls, Idaho - 18 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Twin Falls District #74 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,807 per pupil, Twin Falls District ranks #118 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,352
Total Enrollment
18
Schools
$8,807
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Twin Falls District operates 18 public schools serving 9,352 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 4 middle, 3 high, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Twin Falls County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,807 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 19.4% local, 59.8% state, and 20.8% 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 #74 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 2 of 18 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 353.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 63.4% White, 26.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Snake River Juvenile Detention, with a diversity index of 65.3/100.
Its largest campus is Canyon Ridge High School, enrolling 1,445 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Snake River Juvenile Detention, at 12 students, a 120x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Canyon Ridge High School accounts for 15.5% of all Twin Falls District student enrollment
That concentration means Twin Falls 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.
Twin Falls District school enrollment varies 120× across entities
Twin Falls District school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 1,445 students (highest), a spread of 1,433 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Twin Falls District student-counselor ratio is 353:1 — 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.
Twin Falls District has 18 schools, including 3 high, 4 middle, 1 elementary, 10 combined. Total enrollment is 9,352 students.
How much does Twin Falls District spend per student?
Twin Falls District spends $8,807 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #74 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Twin Falls District?
Twin Falls District students are 63.4% White, 26.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 18 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Twin Falls District?
Twin Falls District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #74 out of 139 districts in Idaho.