Capital Senior High School vs Empower Connections Academy

How do these schools compare?

Metric Capital Senior High School Empower Connections Academy
Location Boise, ID Boise, ID
School Type regular alternative
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 1,170 163
Student:Teacher Ratio 16:1 38.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 29.3% -
Charter School No Yes
Magnet School No No
Title I No Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Capital Senior High School Empower Connections Academy
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $12,892 $8,322
District Boise Independent District Inspire Academics Inc.

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Capital Senior High School Empower Connections Academy
White 59.2% 69.3%
African American 6.8% 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino 24.6% 20.2%
Asian 3.5% 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 3.7%
Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.6%
Multiracial 5.2% 4.3%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Capital Senior High School Empower Connections Academy
AP Courses Offered 24 -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 243:1 78:1
Chronic Absenteeism 22.8% 67.9%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 88 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.