Anser Charter School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Garden City, Idaho

Anser Charter School in Garden City, Idaho enrolled 573 students in 2024-25 with 34.0 full-time teachers, 16.9 students per teacher against the Idaho elementary-school median of 17.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22.

NCES school recordCCD 2024-25
160019500758
Official name
ANSER CHARTER SCHOOL
Level
Elementary, pre-kindergarten to grade 8
District
Anser of Idaho Inc. 1600195
Address
202 EAST 42ND STREET, Garden City, ID 83714
Phone
(208) 426-9840
Website
not listed in the 2024-25 directory
Type
Charter school
Status
Open in 2024-25
From the NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 directory. Open it in the NCES school search.

Grades offered in 2024-25

Grades offered in 2024-25: PK to 8
Students, 2024-25573+71 since 2022-23
Students per teacher16.9Idaho median 17.1
Free lunch qualified28.6%plus 3.8% reduced-price (2024-25)

Title I, 2021-22: Anser Charter School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.

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Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

502 students in 2022-23, 551 students in 2023-24, 573 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.6 to 34.0.

Students enrolled at Anser Charter School by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 57302004006002022-235022023-245512024-25573
Students enrolled at Anser Charter School by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 57302004006002022-235022023-245512024-25573
Students enrolled at Anser Charter School by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 57302004006002022-235022023-245512024-25573
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350236.613.7
2023-2455136.815.0
2024-2557334.016.9

16.9 students per teacher: fewer than 53 of every 100 Idaho elementary schools

Among the 372 Idaho elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.1; the national median is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; Anser Charter School 16.9; state median 17.1.0204060students per full-time teacherAnser Charter School 16.9state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; Anser Charter School 16.9; state median 17.1.0204060students per full-time teacherAnser Charter School 16.9state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; Anser Charter School 16.9; state median 17.1.0204060students per full-time teacherAnser Charter School 16.9state median 17.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 207 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Anser Charter School enrolled 414 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 207 of the 414 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

80.8% of students were White, 11.9% Hispanic, 5.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White80.8%
  2. Hispanic11.9%
  3. Two or more races5.2%
  4. American Indian0.7%
  5. Black0.5%
  6. Asian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2021-22; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Garden City

2 public elementary schools in Garden City report 2024-25 enrollment; Anser Charter School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Anser Charter School57316.928.6%
Future Public School37620.939.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

Questions about Anser Charter School

How many students attend Anser Charter School?

573 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 502 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Garden City, ID.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Anser Charter School?

16.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for elementary schools is 17.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Is Anser Charter School a Title I school?

Anser Charter School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.

What district is Anser Charter School in?

Anser of Idaho Inc., NCES district ID 1600195. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160019500758 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2021-22: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22