Enrollment
100
Idaho · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Culdesac, ID
Culdesac School
Federal NCES profile for Culdesac School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 160087000164
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 59
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Culdesac School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Idaho schools.
- 51
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.1:1
- small classes for Idaho
- 43.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 100
- students enrolled
Culdesac School has class sizes smaller than 95% of Idaho schools. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Culdesac Joint District · Idaho
NCES ID 160087000164 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.1:1
vs 17.1:1 Idaho avg
-47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
43.0%
vs 29.3% Idaho avg
+47% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Culdesac School compares with Idaho and U.S. medians
What stands out at Culdesac School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Culdesac 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
Culdesac 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
Culdesac 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.
Culdesac School is a small combined-grade school in Culdesac, Idaho, enrolling 100 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.1:1, Culdesac School is leaner than roughly 95% of Idaho schools and 47% under the state's 17.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 43.0% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 100 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 39 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #16.
Its student body is led by White (71%) and American Indian / Alaska Native (14%) (diversity index 47/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 204 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
The surrounding Culdesac Joint District spends $20,957 per pupil, 68% above the Idaho average, a better-resourced district than most.
Culdesac Joint District operates only this one school, so Culdesac 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 Culdesac School compares
Culdesac 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 | 9.1:1 | ▼ 47% | 17.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 43.0% | ▲ 47% | 29.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 100 | top 85% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.1:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
100
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
43.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 47% above the Idaho average of 29.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.1:1
students per teacher
- 47% below state mean
Top 5% in Idaho - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$20,957
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 71.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 14.0%
Hispanic or Latino 6.0%
Two or More 6.0%
African American 2.0%
Asian 1.0%
Largest group: White at 71.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 46.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 46.9, Culdesac School is more mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Culdesac Joint District, which includes Culdesac School.
$20,957
Per student
+68%
vs Idaho
Avg $12,445
+19%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 13.7%
State 71.5%
Federal 14.8%
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 (~100 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.1:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Culdesac School
How many students attend Culdesac School?
Culdesac School has 100 students enrolled. It is a public school in Culdesac, ID.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Culdesac School?
The student-teacher ratio at Culdesac School is 9.1:1, which is 47% lower than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 42% 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 Culdesac School?
43.0% of students at Culdesac School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Idaho average of 29.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Culdesac School?
The largest demographic group at Culdesac School is White at 71.0% of enrollment, in Culdesac, ID.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Culdesac School?
Culdesac School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (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 Culdesac Joint District?
None reported; Culdesac Joint District operates only Culdesac School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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