Enrollment
110
Idaho · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Bliss, ID
Bliss School
Federal NCES profile for Bliss School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 160033000040
👥 S:T ratio 63
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 56
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bliss School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Idaho schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.2:1
- small classes for Idaho
- 54.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 110
- students enrolled
Bliss School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Idaho schools. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Bliss Joint District · Idaho
NCES ID 160033000040 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.2:1
vs 17.1:1 Idaho avg
-46% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
54.4%
vs 29.3% Idaho avg
+86% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bliss School compares with Idaho and U.S. medians
What stands out at Bliss School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Bliss School sits near the smaller end of the Idaho enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Higher need paired with broader reported resources
Bliss School serves a higher-need student population than most Idaho campuses while its Resource Investment Index still lands in the state's upper tier. That combination is more informative than either figure alone: reported staffing and program capacity are comparatively strong despite a funding context that often carries greater service demands. It does not prove equal outcomes, but it identifies a campus whose federal resource signals are not simply tracking a lower-need intake.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Bliss School serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Bliss School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Bliss, Idaho, enrolling 110 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.2:1, Bliss School is leaner than roughly 94% of Idaho schools and 46% under the state's 17.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need is high: 54.4% of students qualify for free meals, 86% above the Idaho average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 110 puts it in the smaller third of Idaho schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 775 scored Idaho schools.
Against 21 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #10.
Its student body is led by White (64%) and Hispanic or Latino (36%) (diversity index 46/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 220 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
The surrounding Bliss Joint District spends $18,168 per pupil, 46% above the Idaho average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 17.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 4 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Bliss Joint District operates only this one school, so Bliss School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Bliss School compares
Bliss School on the metrics families compare, against Idaho and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Idaho | Idaho avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.2:1 | ▼ 46% | 17.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 54.4% | ▲ 86% | 29.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 110 | top 83% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.2:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
110
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
54.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 86% above the Idaho average of 29.3%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.2:1
students per teacher
- 46% below state mean
Top 6% in Idaho - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$18,168
per pupil, district-wide
- above Idaho avg of $12,445
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 expulsions.
Student demographics
White 63.6%
Hispanic or Latino 36.4%
Largest group: White at 63.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 46.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 46.3, Bliss School is more mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bliss Joint District, which includes Bliss School.
$18,168
Per student
+46%
vs Idaho
Avg $12,445
+3%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 7.8%
State 75.0%
Federal 17.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Idaho, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~110 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.2:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Bliss School
How many students attend Bliss School?
Bliss School has 110 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bliss, ID.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bliss School?
The student-teacher ratio at Bliss School is 9.2:1, which is 46% lower than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 41% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bliss School?
54.4% of students at Bliss School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Idaho average of 29.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bliss School?
The largest demographic group at Bliss School is White at 63.6% of enrollment, in Bliss, ID.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bliss School?
Bliss School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Bliss Joint District?
None reported; Bliss Joint District operates only Bliss School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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