An equity score of 67/100 ranks Wallace District #25 of 146 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,924 per pupil, Wallace District ranks #48 of 180 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
512
Total Enrollment
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$13,924
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wallace District operates 2 public schools serving 512 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Shoshone County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,924 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 180 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending. See how Idaho compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.0% local, 52.8% state, and 18.2% 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 67/100, ranked #25 of 146 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 195.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 96.1% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools.
Silver Hills Elementary School accounts for 57.4% of all Wallace District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wallace District a distant remainder — means Wallace District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Wallace District student-counselor ratio is 196:1 — 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.
Wallace District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 512 students.
How much does Wallace District spend per student?
Wallace District spends $13,924 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #25 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Wallace District?
Wallace District students are 96.1% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wallace District?
Wallace District has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #25 out of 146 districts in Idaho.