High school (grades 9-12) · Sugar City, ID

Valley View Alternative High School

Federal NCES profile for Valley View Alternative High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 160309000853
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👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Valley View Alternative High School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Idaho schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Idaho schools.

#1 of 6
public schools in Sugar City · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
11.5:1
small classes for Idaho
29.2%
free-lunch eligible

Valley View Alternative High School has class sizes smaller than 87% of Idaho schools. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Valley View Alternative High School ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Sugar City, ID.

School address

Sugar City, ID 83448
District: Sugar-Salem Joint District · Idaho

NCES ID 160309000853 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+7 students YoY

Valley View Alternative High School grew from 24 students in 2022-23 to 31 in 2023-24 (+29.2%).

Teacher FTE added 2.0 → 2.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+7 students YoY 160309000853 · Sugar City, ID High · SMALL · TRAD

23 enr · 11.5:1 · 29.2% lunch · RII 42

Nearest enrollment peer: Sugar-Salem Online (688 students)

Valley View Alternative High School grew from 24 students in 2022-23 to 31 in 2023-24 (+29.2%). Teacher FTE added 2.0 → 2.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Idaho schools → · Find another →

Valley View Alternative High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Valley View Alternative High School reports 23 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 Valley View Alternative High School compares

Valley View Alternative 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 11.5:1 ▼ 33% 17.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 29.2% ▼ 0% 29.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 23 top 94% - -

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

11.5:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
23
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
29.2%
free-lunch eligible - 0% 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
11.5:1
students per teacher - 33% below state mean
Top 13% in Idaho - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$7,631
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
Counselors0.0 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.

Student demographics

White 95.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.3%

Largest group: White at 95.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 8.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 8.2, Valley View Alternative High School is less mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Sugar-Salem Joint District reports $7,631 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Valley View Alternative High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Sugar-Salem Online Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Sugar-Salem High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Sugar-Salem Junior High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Central Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Kershaw Intermediate School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Sugar-Salem Joint District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high 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 (~23 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Valley View Alternative High School

How many students attend Valley View Alternative High School?

Valley View Alternative High School has 23 students enrolled. It is a high school in Sugar City, ID. CCD year-over-year: 24 (2022-23) → 31 (2023-24), up 7.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley View Alternative High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Valley View Alternative High School is 11.5:1, which is 33% lower than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 27% 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 Valley View Alternative High School?

29.2% of students at Valley View Alternative High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Idaho average of 29.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Valley View Alternative High School?

The largest demographic group at Valley View Alternative High School is White at 95.7% of enrollment, in Sugar City, ID.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Valley View Alternative High School?

Valley View Alternative High School has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. 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 Valley View Alternative High School rank among public schools in Sugar City?

By Resource Investment Index, Valley View Alternative High School ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Sugar City, ID. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Sugar City on the city page.

What other schools are in Sugar-Salem Joint District?

Besides Valley View Alternative High School, Sugar-Salem Joint District also operates Sugar-Salem Online (688 students), Sugar-Salem High School (584 students), and Sugar-Salem Junior High School (370 students). See the Sugar-Salem 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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