Enrollment
142
Idaho · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · New Meadows, ID
Meadows Valley School
Federal NCES profile for Meadows Valley School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 160206000826
👥 S:T ratio 60
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 72
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Meadows Valley School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Idaho schools.
- 54
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.1:1
- small classes for Idaho
- 34.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 142
- students enrolled
Meadows Valley School has class sizes smaller than 92% of Idaho schools. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Meadows Valley District · Idaho
NCES ID 160206000826 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.1:1
vs 17.1:1 Idaho avg
-41% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
34.5%
vs 29.3% Idaho avg
+18% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Meadows Valley School compares with Idaho and U.S. medians
What stands out at Meadows Valley School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Meadows Valley School sits near the smaller end of the Idaho enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Meadows Valley 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
Meadows Valley 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.
Meadows Valley School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in New Meadows, Idaho, enrolling 142 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.1:1, Meadows Valley School is leaner than roughly 92% of Idaho schools and 41% under the state's 17.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 34.5% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 142 puts it in the smaller third of Idaho schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 775 scored Idaho schools.
Against 81 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #16.
Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 29/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 142 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
The surrounding Meadows Valley District spends $18,817 per pupil, 51% above the Idaho average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 18.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Meadows Valley District operates only this one school, so Meadows Valley 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 Meadows Valley School compares
Meadows Valley 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 | 10.1:1 | ▼ 41% | 17.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 34.5% | ▲ 18% | 29.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 142 | top 78% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.1:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
142
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
34.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 18% above the Idaho average of 29.3%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.1:1
students per teacher
- 41% below state mean
Top 8% in Idaho - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$18,817
per pupil, district-wide
- above Idaho avg of $12,445
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 142 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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.
Student demographics
White 83.1%
Hispanic or Latino 14.8%
Two or More 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Largest group: White at 83.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 28.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 28.7, Meadows Valley School is less mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Meadows Valley District, which includes Meadows Valley School.
$18,817
Per student
+51%
vs Idaho
Avg $12,445
+7%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 18.1%
State 63.4%
Federal 18.5%
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 (~142 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.1:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Meadows Valley School
How many students attend Meadows Valley School?
Meadows Valley School has 142 students enrolled. It is a public school in New Meadows, ID.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadows Valley School?
The student-teacher ratio at Meadows Valley School is 10.1:1, which is 41% lower than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 36% 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 Meadows Valley School?
34.5% of students at Meadows Valley School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Idaho average of 29.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Meadows Valley School?
The largest demographic group at Meadows Valley School is White at 83.1% of enrollment, in New Meadows, ID.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Meadows Valley School?
Meadows Valley School has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher 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 Meadows Valley District?
None reported; Meadows Valley District operates only Meadows Valley School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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