Other / mixed grade configuration · Post Falls, ID

Frederick Post Kinder Center

Federal NCES profile for Frederick Post Kinder Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 160267000448
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
47
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Frederick Post Kinder Center earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Idaho schools.

#6 of 6
schools in Post Falls · Resource Index
38
Resource Index · Typical
13.3:1
small classes for Idaho
40
students enrolled

Frederick Post Kinder Center has class sizes smaller than 77% of Idaho schools. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Frederick Post Kinder Center ranks #6 of 6 schools in Post Falls, ID.

School address

Enrollment

40

Idaho · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

3.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.3:1

vs 17.1:1 Idaho avg

-22% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Frederick Post Kinder Center 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 Frederick Post Kinder Center

Frederick Post Kinder Center is a small combined-grade school in Post Falls, Idaho, enrolling 40 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 13.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of Idaho schools by student-teacher ratio.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Idaho schools, with 40 enrolled.

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

Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 30/100).

The surrounding Post Falls District spends $8,747 per pupil, 27% below the Idaho average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 22.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Post Falls District also operates Post Falls High School (1,601 students) and Post Falls Middle School (746 students) alongside Frederick Post Kinder Center.

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 Frederick Post Kinder Center compares

Frederick Post Kinder Center on the metrics families compare, against Idaho and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Idaho Idaho avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.3:1 ▼ 22% 17.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 40 top 92% - -

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

13.3:1
Leaner classes than 64% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
40
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
13.3:1
students per teacher - 22% below state mean
Top 23% in Idaho - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Funding equity
$8,747
per pupil, district-wide - below 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 82.5%
Hispanic or Latino 15.0%
Two or More 2.5%

Largest group: White at 82.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 29.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 29.6, Frederick Post Kinder Center is less mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Post Falls District, which includes Frederick Post Kinder Center.

$8,747
Per student
-27%
vs Idaho
Avg $11,939
-47%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 15.8%
State 61.8%
Federal 22.3%

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 Frederick Post Kinder Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Post Falls High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Post Falls Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
River City Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Ponderosa Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
West Ridge Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Frederick Post Kinder Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Post Falls District · 5 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 Frederick Post Kinder Center'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 Frederick Post Kinder Center

How many students attend Frederick Post Kinder Center?

Frederick Post Kinder Center has 40 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Post Falls, ID.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Frederick Post Kinder Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Frederick Post Kinder Center is 13.3:1, which is 22% lower than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 15% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Frederick Post Kinder Center?

The largest demographic group at Frederick Post Kinder Center is White at 82.5% of enrollment, in Post Falls, ID.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Frederick Post Kinder Center?

Frederick Post Kinder Center has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (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.

How does Frederick Post Kinder Center rank among schools in Post Falls?

By Resource Investment Index, Frederick Post Kinder Center ranks #6 of 6 schools in Post Falls, ID. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Post Falls on the city page.

Is Frederick Post Kinder Center a good school?

Frederick Post Kinder Center earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Idaho schools. 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 Post Falls District?

Besides Frederick Post Kinder Center, Post Falls District also operates Post Falls High School (1,601 students), Post Falls Middle School (746 students), and River City Middle School (550 students). See the Post Falls 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

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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