Enrollment
173
Idaho · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Dietrich, ID
Dietrich School
Federal NCES profile for Dietrich School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 160090000165
👥 S:T ratio 54
🌟 Gifted program 70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Dietrich School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Idaho schools.
- 62
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11.5:1
- small classes for Idaho
- 29.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 173
- students enrolled
Dietrich School has class sizes smaller than 87% of Idaho schools. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Dietrich District · Idaho
NCES ID 160090000165 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
15.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.5:1
vs 17.1:1 Idaho avg
-33% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
29.2%
vs 29.3% Idaho avg
-0% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Dietrich School compares with Idaho and U.S. medians
What stands out at Dietrich School
Teacher staffing is the clearest operational strength
Dietrich School's enrollment is not at an extreme, but its student-teacher ratio is: it reports fewer students per teacher than most Idaho schools. This is the most distinctive scale-adjusted signal in the federal record. It should be read as staffing capacity, not class size or an academic outcome; the page separately reports attendance, program access, demographics, and district finance so a single favorable ratio does not become an unsupported overall rating.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Dietrich School's economic-need measure is not at a state extreme, while its Resource Investment Index is. The campus outranks most Idaho schools on the combined reported-resource measure, so the differentiator comes from staffing, counselor access, gifted programming, or attendance rather than from an unusually low-need population alone. The component breakdown identifies which inputs actually produce that placement.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Dietrich 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.
Dietrich School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Dietrich, Idaho, enrolling 173 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 11.5:1, Dietrich School is leaner than roughly 87% of Idaho schools and 33% under the state's 17.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 29.2% lands close to the Idaho typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 173 puts it in the smaller third of Idaho schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 775 Idaho schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 97 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #13.
Its student body is led by White (68%) and Hispanic or Latino (31%) (diversity index 45/100).
Its district draws 16.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Dietrich District operates only this one school, so Dietrich 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 Dietrich School compares
Dietrich 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 | 11.5:1 | ▼ 33% | 17.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 29.2% | ▼ 0% | 29.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 173 | top 73% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.5:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
173
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
29.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 0% below the Idaho average of 29.3%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.5:1
students per teacher
- 33% below state mean
Top 13% in Idaho - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$14,503
per pupil, district-wide
- above Idaho avg of $12,445
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 67.6%
Hispanic or Latino 30.6%
Asian 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
Largest group: White at 67.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 44.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 44.9, Dietrich School is more mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dietrich District, which includes Dietrich School.
$14,503
Per student
+17%
vs Idaho
Avg $12,445
-18%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 16.9%
State 66.3%
Federal 16.8%
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 (~173 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Dietrich School
How many students attend Dietrich School?
Dietrich School has 173 students enrolled. It is a public school in Dietrich, ID.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dietrich School?
The student-teacher ratio at Dietrich School is 11.5:1, which is 33% lower than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 27% 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 Dietrich School?
29.2% of students at Dietrich School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Idaho average of 29.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dietrich School?
The largest demographic group at Dietrich School is White at 67.6% of enrollment, in Dietrich, ID.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Dietrich School?
Dietrich School has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher 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 Dietrich District?
None reported; Dietrich District operates only Dietrich School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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