Other / mixed grade configuration · Menan, ID

Jefferson High School

Federal NCES profile for Jefferson High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 160157000626
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👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
60
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Jefferson High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Idaho median.

41
Resource Index · Typical
16.5:1
students per teacher
27.0%
free-lunch eligible
99
students enrolled

Jefferson High School has class sizes near the Idaho median. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.

School address

Menan, ID 83434
District: Jefferson County Joint District · Idaho

NCES ID 160157000626 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+7 students YoY

Jefferson High School grew from 100 students in 2022-23 to 107 in 2023-24 (+7.0%).

Teacher FTE added 6.3 → 7.2 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+7 students YoY 160157000626 · Menan, ID Other · SMALL · TRAD

99 enr · 16.5:1 · 27.0% lunch · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Rigby High School (2,040 students)

Jefferson High School grew from 100 students in 2022-23 to 107 in 2023-24 (+7.0%). Teacher FTE added 6.3 → 7.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Idaho schools → · Find another →

Jefferson High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Jefferson High School reports 99 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Jefferson High School compares

Jefferson High School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Idaho and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Idaho Idaho avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.5:1 ▼ 4% 17.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 27.0% ▼ 8% 29.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 99 top 86% - -

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

16.5:1
Leaner classes than 34% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
99
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
27.0%
free-lunch eligible - 8% 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
16.5:1
students per teacher - 4% below state mean
Top 47% in Idaho - lower ratio than 53% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Funding equity
$8,045
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 65.7%
Hispanic or Latino 27.3%
Two or More 3.0%
African American 1.0%
Asian 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.0%

Largest group: White at 65.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 49.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 49.3, Jefferson High School is more mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.

Programs

District finance for Jefferson County Joint District reports $8,045 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Jefferson High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Rigby High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Rigby Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Cottonwood Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
South Fork Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Farnsworth Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Jefferson County Joint District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Similar enrollment (~99 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~16.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Jefferson High School

How many students attend Jefferson High School?

Jefferson High School has 99 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Menan, ID. CCD year-over-year: 100 (2022-23) → 107 (2023-24), up 7.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Jefferson High School is 16.5:1, which is 4% lower than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 5% higher 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 Jefferson High School?

27.0% of students at Jefferson High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Idaho average of 29.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Jefferson High School?

The largest demographic group at Jefferson High School is White at 65.7% of enrollment, in Menan, ID.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Jefferson High School?

Jefferson High School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical 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 Jefferson County Joint District?

Besides Jefferson High School, Jefferson County Joint District also operates Rigby High School (2,040 students), Rigby Middle School (938 students), and Cottonwood Elementary (682 students). See the Jefferson County Joint District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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