Other / mixed grade configuration · Elk City, ID

Elk City School

Federal NCES profile for Elk City School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 160013900933
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Elk City School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% of Idaho schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Idaho.

39
Resource Index · Typical
13:1
small classes for Idaho
45.5%
free-lunch eligible
13
students enrolled

Elk City School has class sizes smaller than 80% of Idaho schools. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

13

Idaho · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

1.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13:1

vs 17.1:1 Idaho avg

-24% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

45.5%

vs 29.3% Idaho avg

+55% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Elk City School compares with Idaho and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Elk City School

Elk City School is a small combined-grade school in Elk City, Idaho, enrolling 13 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 13:1 puts it in the smaller third of Idaho schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need is high: 45.5% of students qualify for free meals, 55% above the Idaho average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Idaho schools, with 13 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 775 scored Idaho schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).

Its district draws 28.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Mountain View School District also operates Grangeville Elem/Middle School (505 students) and Grangeville High School (244 students) alongside Elk City School.

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 Elk City School compares

Elk City 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 13:1 ▼ 24% 17.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 45.5% ▲ 55% 29.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 13 top 96% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
13
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
45.5%
free-lunch eligible - 55% 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
13:1
students per teacher - 24% below state mean
Top 20% in Idaho - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$12,385
per pupil, district-wide - above Idaho avg of $11,939
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
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.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 100.0%

Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Elk City School is less mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mountain View School District, which includes Elk City School.

$12,385
Per student
+4%
vs Idaho
Avg $11,939
-25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 5.6%
State 66.4%
Federal 28.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Elk City School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Grangeville Elem/Middle School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Grangeville High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Clearwater Valley Jr/Sr Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Clearwater Valley Elementary Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Elk City School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mountain View School District · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Elk City School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Elk City School

How many students attend Elk City School?

Elk City School has 13 students enrolled. It is a public school in Elk City, ID.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Elk City School?

The student-teacher ratio at Elk City School is 13:1, which is 24% lower than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 17% 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 Elk City School?

45.5% of students at Elk City School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Idaho average of 29.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Elk City School?

The largest demographic group at Elk City School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Elk City, ID.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Elk City School?

Elk City School has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

Is Elk City School a good school?

Elk City School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% of Idaho schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Idaho. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Mountain View School District?

Besides Elk City School, Mountain View School District also operates Grangeville Elem/Middle School (505 students), Grangeville High School (244 students), and Clearwater Valley Jr/Sr (169 students). See the Mountain View School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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