Enrollment
109
Idaho · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Fort Hall, ID
Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy
Federal NCES profile for Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 160016301040Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 60
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Idaho schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Idaho schools.
- 45
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.9:1
- small classes for Idaho
- 73.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 109
- students enrolled
Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy has class sizes smaller than 93% of Idaho schools. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy Inc. · Idaho
NCES ID 160016301040 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.9:1
vs 17.1:1 Idaho avg
-42% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
73.4%
vs 29.3% Idaho avg
+151% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy compares with Idaho and U.S. medians
What stands out at Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy 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.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy falls within the wide middle of the Idaho distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
No single support indicator dominates
Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy is a higher-need, mid-sized charter elementary school in Fort Hall, Idaho, enrolling 109 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.9:1, Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy is leaner than roughly 93% of Idaho schools and 42% under the state's 17.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need is high: 73.4% of students qualify for free meals, 151% above the Idaho average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 109 puts it in the smaller third of Idaho schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 775 scored Idaho schools.
Its student body is predominantly American Indian / Alaska Native (98% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 4/100).
The surrounding Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy Inc. spends $18,710 per pupil, 50% above the Idaho average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 50.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy Inc. is a single-school charter district, so Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
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 Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy compares
Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy on the metrics families compare, against Idaho and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Idaho | Idaho avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.9:1 | ▼ 42% | 17.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 73.4% | ▲ 151% | 29.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 109 | top 84% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.9:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
109
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
73.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 151% 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
9.9:1
students per teacher
- 42% below state mean
Top 7% in Idaho - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$18,710
per pupil, district-wide
- above Idaho avg of $12,445
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
American Indian / Alaska Native 98.2%
Hispanic or Latino 1.8%
Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 98.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 3.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 3.5, Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy is less mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy Inc., which includes Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy.
$18,710
Per student
+50%
vs Idaho
Avg $12,445
+6%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 7.3%
State 42.1%
Federal 50.5%
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 elementary 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 (~109 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy
How many students attend Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy?
Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy has 109 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Fort Hall, ID.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy is 9.9:1, which is 42% lower than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 37% 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 Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy?
73.4% of students at Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Idaho average of 29.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy?
The largest demographic group at Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy is American Indian / Alaska Native at 98.2% of enrollment, in Fort Hall, ID.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy?
Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
What other schools are in Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy Inc.?
None; Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy Inc. is a single-school charter district, and Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy is its only campus.
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