High school (grades 9-12) · Mountain Home, ID

Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online

Federal NCES profile for Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 13/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 160000500862Charter school
0/100100/10013/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online earns 13/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Idaho schools.

#4 of 5
high schools in Mountain Home · Resource Index
13
Resource Index · Lower
36:1
large classes for Idaho
216
students enrolled

Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online has class sizes larger than 99% of Idaho schools. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online ranks #4 of 5 high schools in Mountain Home, ID.

Enrollment

216

Idaho · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

6.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

36:1

vs 17.1:1 Idaho avg

+111% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online compares with Idaho and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

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

What stands out at Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online

Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online is a mid-sized charter high school in Mountain Home, Idaho, enrolling 216 students.

Class loads run heavy: 36:1 is larger than about 99% of Idaho schools and 111% above the 17.1:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 216 puts it in the smaller third of Idaho schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 98% of the 775 Idaho schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

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

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

The surrounding Idaho Virtual High School Inc. spends $5,943 per pupil, 50% below the Idaho average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Idaho Virtual High School Inc. also operates Richard Mckenna Charter School - Montessori (164 students) and Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online Alternative (154 students) alongside Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online.

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 Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online compares

Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online on the metrics families compare, against Idaho and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Idaho Idaho avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 36:1 ▲ 111% 17.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 216 top 67% - -

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

36:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
216
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
36:1
students per teacher - 111% above state mean
Top 99% in Idaho - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Funding equity
$5,943
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
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.

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 84.7%
Hispanic or Latino 8.3%
Two or More 5.1%
Asian 0.9%
African American 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: White at 84.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.3, Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online is less mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Idaho Virtual High School Inc., which includes Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online.

$5,943
Per student
-50%
vs Idaho
Avg $11,939
-64%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.6%
State 94.0%
Federal 5.4%

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.

How Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Richard Mckenna Charter School - Montessori Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online Alternative Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Richard Mckenna Charter School - Onsite Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Idaho Virtual High School Inc. · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high 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

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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 Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online

How many students attend Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online?

Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online has 216 students enrolled. It is a high school in Mountain Home, ID.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online?

The student-teacher ratio at Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online is 36:1, which is 111% higher than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 129% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online?

The largest demographic group at Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online is White at 84.7% of enrollment, in Mountain Home, ID.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online?

Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online has a Resource Investment Index of 13/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online rank among high schools in Mountain Home?

By Resource Investment Index, Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online ranks #4 of 5 high schools in Mountain Home, ID. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Mountain Home on the city page.

Is Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online a good school?

Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online earns 13/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% 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 Idaho Virtual High School Inc.?

Besides Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online, Idaho Virtual High School Inc. also operates Richard Mckenna Charter School - Montessori (164 students), Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online Alternative (154 students), and Richard Mckenna Charter School - Onsite (113 students). See the Idaho Virtual High School Inc. district page for the complete list.

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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