Other / mixed grade configuration · Kuna, ID

Project Impact Stem Academy

Federal NCES profile for Project Impact Stem Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 160018201102Charter school
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
46
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
55
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Project Impact Stem Academy earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Idaho schools.

#2 of 6
schools in Kuna · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
13.4:1
small classes for Idaho
227
students enrolled

Project Impact Stem Academy has class sizes smaller than 77% of Idaho schools. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Project Impact Stem Academy ranks #2 of 6 schools in Kuna, ID.

Enrollment

227

Idaho · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

17.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.4:1

vs 17.1:1 Idaho avg

-22% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Project Impact Stem Academy compares with Idaho and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:113.4:1

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

What stands out at Project Impact Stem Academy

Project Impact Stem Academy is a mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Kuna, Idaho, enrolling 227 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 13.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of Idaho schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 227 puts it in the smaller third of Idaho schools by headcount.

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

Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 227 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Its district draws 16.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Project Impact Stem Academy Inc. is a single-school charter district, so Project Impact Stem Academy 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 Project Impact Stem Academy compares

Project Impact Stem Academy on the metrics families compare, against Idaho and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Idaho Idaho avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.4:1 ▼ 22% 17.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 227 top 66% - -

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

13.4:1
Leaner classes than 63% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
227
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
13.4:1
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
$10,817
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 227 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 17 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.3 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 84.6%
Hispanic or Latino 11.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.6%
Asian 0.9%
Two or More 0.9%

Largest group: White at 84.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.1, Project Impact Stem Academy is less mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Project Impact Stem Academy Inc., which includes Project Impact Stem Academy.

$10,817
Per student
-9%
vs Idaho
Avg $11,939
-35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 1.9%
State 81.3%
Federal 16.8%

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 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 Project Impact Stem Academy'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 Project Impact Stem Academy

How many students attend Project Impact Stem Academy?

Project Impact Stem Academy has 227 students enrolled. It is a public school in Kuna, ID.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Project Impact Stem Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Project Impact Stem Academy is 13.4:1, 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 Project Impact Stem Academy?

The largest demographic group at Project Impact Stem Academy is White at 84.6% of enrollment, in Kuna, ID.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Project Impact Stem Academy?

Project Impact Stem Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Project Impact Stem Academy rank among schools in Kuna?

By Resource Investment Index, Project Impact Stem Academy ranks #2 of 6 schools in Kuna, ID. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Kuna on the city page.

Is Project Impact Stem Academy a good school?

Project Impact Stem Academy earns 44/100 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 Project Impact Stem Academy Inc.?

None; Project Impact Stem Academy Inc. is a single-school charter district, and Project Impact Stem Academy 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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