Elementary school (grades K-5) · Boise, ID

Peace Valley Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Peace Valley Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 160017801101Charter school
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Peace Valley Charter School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Idaho schools.

#3 of 3
elementary schools in Boise · Resource Index
47
Resource Index · Typical
9.1:1
small classes for Idaho
192
students enrolled

Peace Valley Charter School has class sizes smaller than 95% of Idaho schools. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Peace Valley Charter School ranks #3 of 3 elementary schools in Boise, ID.

Enrollment

192

Idaho · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

21.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.1:1

vs 17.1:1 Idaho avg

-47% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Peace Valley Charter School compares with Idaho and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:19.1:1

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

What stands out at Peace Valley Charter School

Peace Valley Charter School is a mid-sized charter elementary school in Boise, Idaho, enrolling 192 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 9.1:1, Peace Valley Charter School is leaner than roughly 95% of Idaho schools and 47% under the state's 17.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 192 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.

Its student body is led by White (78%) and Hispanic or Latino (11%) (diversity index 38/100).

The surrounding Peace Valley Charter School Inc. spends $8,231 per pupil, 31% below the Idaho average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Peace Valley Charter School Inc. is a single-school charter district, so Peace Valley Charter School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

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 Peace Valley Charter School compares

Peace Valley Charter 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 9.1:1 ▼ 47% 17.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 192 top 70% - -

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

9.1:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
192
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
9.1:1
students per teacher - 47% below state mean
Top 5% in Idaho - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$8,231
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
2
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.7 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 77.6%
Hispanic or Latino 10.9%
Two or More 4.2%
Asian 3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.1%
African American 1.6%

Largest group: White at 77.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.2, Peace Valley Charter School is about as mixed as the Idaho school average of 36.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Peace Valley Charter School Inc., which includes Peace Valley Charter School.

$8,231
Per student
-31%
vs Idaho
Avg $11,939
-50%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 7.2%
State 79.1%
Federal 13.7%

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.

Similar elementary 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 Peace Valley Charter 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 Peace Valley Charter School

How many students attend Peace Valley Charter School?

Peace Valley Charter School has 192 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Boise, ID.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Peace Valley Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Peace Valley Charter School is 9.1:1, which is 47% lower than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 42% 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 Peace Valley Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Peace Valley Charter School is White at 77.6% of enrollment, in Boise, ID.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Peace Valley Charter School?

Peace Valley Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (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 Peace Valley Charter School rank among elementary schools in Boise?

By Resource Investment Index, Peace Valley Charter School ranks #3 of 3 elementary schools in Boise, ID. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Boise on the city page.

Is Peace Valley Charter School a good school?

Peace Valley Charter School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% 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 Peace Valley Charter School Inc.?

None; Peace Valley Charter School Inc. is a single-school charter district, and Peace Valley Charter 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 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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