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Caldwell, Idaho - 13 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Vallivue School District #99 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,968 per pupil, Vallivue School District ranks #113 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,892
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$8,968
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Vallivue School District operates 13 public schools serving 9,892 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 3 high, 3 middle 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 Canyon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,968 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 21.5% local, 61.6% state, and 16.9% 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 34/100, ranked #99 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (36 AP courses district-wide), a 554.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 50.3% White, 43.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lakevue Elementary School, with a diversity index of 57.3/100.
Its largest campus is Ridgevue High School, enrolling 1,640 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Vallivue Academy, at 120 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ridgevue High School accounts for 15.9% of all Vallivue School District student enrollment
That concentration means Vallivue School 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.
Vallivue School District school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Vallivue School District school enrollment ranges from 120 students (lowest) to 1,640 students (highest), a spread of 1,520 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.
Vallivue School District student-counselor ratio is 555:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Vallivue School District has 13 schools, including 3 high, 7 combined, 3 middle. Total enrollment is 9,892 students.
How much does Vallivue School District spend per student?
Vallivue School District spends $8,968 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #99 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Vallivue School District?
Vallivue School District students are 50.3% White, 43.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Vallivue School District?
Vallivue School District has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #99 out of 139 districts in Idaho.