Idaho · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best School Districts in Idaho Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.
50 Districts ranked
237,021 Students enrolled
42/100 Avg quality score
C Top grade The ranking in one line
Wallace District in Silverton leads Idaho's districts with an average school quality score of 59/100 across 2 schools.
59/100 top district score (grade C)
2 schools in Wallace District
512 students in the top district
42/100 average across the top 50 # District Grade Students Schools Avg S:T Per-Pupil $ Avg Quality 1 Wallace District Silverton C 512 2 13.5:1 $12,684 59 2 Aberdeen District Aberdeen C 673 3 14.6:1 $11,378 55.7 3 Blaine County District Hailey C- 3,312 8 11.8:1 $17,941 54.9 4 Soda Springs Joint District Soda Springs C- 922 4 15.9:1 $9,846 53.5 5 Lewiston Independent District Lewiston C- 4,765 13 14.6:1 $11,104 52.2 6 Blackfoot District Blackfoot C- 3,990 11 9.3:1 $9,635 50.8 7 Boundary County District Bonners Ferry D 1,441 5 18:1 $10,253 49.6 8 Marsing Joint District Marsing D 854 3 17.6:1 $9,435 49.3 9 Mccall-Donnelly Joint School District Mccall D 1,364 5 14.2:1 $13,141 49.2 10 Moscow District Moscow D 2,397 8 14.3:1 $13,116 48.1 11 Payette Joint District Payette D 1,371 5 17.4:1 $9,292 46.8 12 Coeur D'alene District Coeur D'alene D 10,107 20 17.1:1 $10,322 46 13 Salmon District Salmon D 683 3 15.6:1 $11,117 45.7 14 Gooding Joint District Gooding D 1,244 4 17:1 $10,275 45.3 15 Kuna Joint District Kuna D 5,825 11 17.5:1 $8,637 44.4 16 Shoshone Joint District Shoshone D 525 4 14.8:1 $10,631 44 17 Valley District Hazelton D 531 2 11.1:1 $11,029 43 18 Lakeland District Rathdrum D 4,693 11 17.8:1 $10,175 42.9 19 Boise Independent District Boise D 22,809 51 15.6:1 $12,278 42.8 20 Caldwell District Caldwell D 5,499 11 16:1 $10,769 42.6 21 West Jefferson District Terreton D 606 4 16.1:1 $10,764 42.5 22 Minidoka County Joint District Rupert D 4,405 11 14.7:1 $8,535 41.8 23 Joint School District No. 2 Meridian D 39,496 60 17.9:1 $8,438 41.1 24 Post Falls District Post Falls D 6,050 12 19.6:1 $8,747 41 25 Lapwai District Lapwai D 519 2 14.7:1 $18,002 41 26 Snake River District Blackfoot D 2,888 9 22.3:1 $7,037 40.9 27 Emmett Independent District Emmett D 2,608 8 18.2:1 $9,687 40.4 28 Inspire Academics Inc. Boise D 1,310 2 25.7:1 $6,734 40 29 Parma District Parma F 1,038 3 18.2:1 $9,473 39.7 30 Bonneville Joint District Idaho Falls F 13,778 26 19.1:1 $8,318 38.8 31 Madison District Rexburg F 5,758 11 23.4:1 $8,120 38.1 32 Wendell District Wendell F 1,121 3 17.2:1 $9,009 37.7 33 Nampa School District Nampa F 13,398 24 18.3:1 $10,958 37.6 34 American Falls Joint District American Falls F 1,572 5 16.1:1 $11,505 37.4 35 Jerome Joint District Jerome F 4,164 7 16.5:1 $8,499 37.1 36 Oneida County District Malad F 7,818 5 23.9:1 $5,040 37 37 St Maries Joint District St Maries F 953 5 15.5:1 $11,292 37 38 Idaho Falls District Idaho Falls F 10,250 21 19.1:1 $8,895 36.8 39 Pocatello District Pocatello F 12,259 23 19.1:1 $8,862 36.6 40 Mountain View School District Grangeville F 1,109 5 14.2:1 $12,385 36.6 41 Bear Lake County District Paris F 1,424 7 17.1:1 $8,289 36.3 42 Lake Pend Oreille School District Ponderay F 3,822 13 20.4:1 $11,174 36 43 Weiser District Weiser F 1,559 5 18.3:1 $8,408 35.6 44 Orofino Joint District Orofino F 1,131 7 17.5:1 $14,873 35.4 45 Wilder District Wilder F 659 4 17.5:1 $11,492 35 46 Vallivue School District Caldwell F 9,892 13 18.8:1 $8,968 34.8 47 Teton County District Driggs F 1,878 7 17.7:1 $10,371 34.7 48 Grace Joint District Grace F 534 2 16.1:1 $10,616 34.5 49 Twin Falls District Twin Falls F 9,352 18 16.4:1 $8,807 34.4 50 Kimberly District Kimberly F 2,153 6 20.1:1 $8,127 34.3
Frequently Asked Questions What are the best school districts in Idaho? ▼ The top-ranked district in Idaho is Wallace District in Silverton with 512 students across 2 schools. Average quality score: 59/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.
How are district rankings calculated? ▼ Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.
How many school districts are in Idaho? ▼ Idaho has 50+ school districts serving 315,098 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 17.3:1.
Methodology
Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100)
are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio,
school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates.
Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures
school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where
schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.
Read our methodology
— how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.