Other / mixed grade configuration · Chubback, ID

Gem Prep: Pocatello School

Federal NCES profile for Gem Prep: Pocatello School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 160017701073Charter school
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
17
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
5
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Gem Prep: Pocatello School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 83% of Idaho schools.

31
Resource Index · Lower
20.7:1
large classes for Idaho
476
students enrolled

Gem Prep: Pocatello School has class sizes larger than 83% of Idaho schools. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+8 students YoY

Gem Prep: Pocatello School held near 464 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+8 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 23.5 → 24.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+8 students YoY 160017701073 · Chubback, ID Other · SMALL · CHARTER

476 enr · 20.7:1 · RII 31

Nearest enrollment peer: Brewton Elementary School (476 students)

Gem Prep: Pocatello School held near 464 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+8 headcount). Teacher FTE added 23.5 → 24.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Idaho schools → · Find another →

How Gem Prep: Pocatello School compares

Gem Prep: Pocatello School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Idaho and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Idaho Idaho avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 20.7:1 ▲ 21% 17.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 476 top 29% - -

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

20.7:1
Leaner classes than 14% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
476
Bigger than 59% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
20.7:1
students per teacher - 21% above state mean
Top 83% in Idaho - lower ratio than 17% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Funding equity
$7,757
per pupil, district-wide - below Idaho avg of $12,445
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 476 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 75.4%
Hispanic or Latino 12.0%
Two or More 6.7%
Asian 1.9%
African American 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.1%

Largest group: White at 75.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.2, Gem Prep: Pocatello School is more mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Gem Prep: Pocatello Llc reports $7,757 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Gem Prep: Pocatello School

How many students attend Gem Prep: Pocatello School?

Gem Prep: Pocatello School has 476 students enrolled. It is a public school in Chubback, ID. CCD year-over-year: 456 (2022-23) → 464 (2023-24), nearly flat (+8).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Gem Prep: Pocatello School?

The student-teacher ratio at Gem Prep: Pocatello School is 20.7:1, which is 21% higher than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 32% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Gem Prep: Pocatello School?

The largest demographic group at Gem Prep: Pocatello School is White at 75.4% of enrollment, in Chubback, ID.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Gem Prep: Pocatello School?

Gem Prep: Pocatello School has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower 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 Gem Prep: Pocatello Llc?

None; Gem Prep: Pocatello Llc is a single-school charter district, and Gem Prep: Pocatello School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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