Idaho school districts by resource index
Wallace District has the highest mean resource index of Idaho's districts with 500 or more students and at least two schools: 60 of 100 across its 2 schools open in 2024-25, with 12.0 students per teacher on average. The index measures staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance, not how well students learn.
Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · districts with 500+ students and 2+ schools · method
The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.
The 50 highest district means
| District | Open schools | Students, fall 2022 | Per teacher | Per student | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace District | 2 | 512 | 12.0 | $13,924 | 60.0 |
| Lewiston Independent District | 13 | 4,765 | 13.0 | $12,176 | 55.9 |
| West Jefferson District | 4 | 606 | 15.8 | $11,830 | 54.5 |
| Aberdeen District | 3 | 673 | 13.8 | $12,223 | 54.3 |
| Valley District | 2 | 531 | 8.8 | $12,104 | 50.5 |
| American Falls Joint District | 5 | 1,572 | 14.8 | $12,408 | 49.8 |
| Parma District | 3 | 1,038 | 16.7 | $9,762 | 49.7 |
| Marsing Joint District | 3 | 854 | 16.6 | $10,843 | 49.7 |
| Blaine County District | 8 | 3,312 | 11.6 | $19,043 | 49.6 |
| Mccall-Donnelly Joint School District | 5 | 1,364 | 13.2 | $14,097 | 48.6 |
| Soda Springs Joint District | 4 | 922 | 15.8 | $12,020 | 48.5 |
| Lakeland District | 11 | 4,693 | 17.6 | $11,406 | 48.5 |
| Boundary County District | 5 | 1,441 | 18.0 | $12,419 | 47.4 |
| Coeur D'alene District | 18 | 10,107 | 17.0 | $10,869 | 47.4 |
| Kuna Joint District | 11 | 5,825 | 18.4 | $8,614 | 46.0 |
The other 35 on the list
| District | Open schools | Students, fall 2022 | Per teacher | Per student | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida County District | 5 | 7,818 | 19.5 | $5,738 | 45.8 |
| Firth District | 3 | 845 | 16.6 | $8,817 | 45.3 |
| Moscow District | 7 | 2,397 | 13.7 | $12,379 | 45.0 |
| Gooding Joint District | 4 | 1,244 | 15.8 | $11,207 | 44.8 |
| Joint School District No. 2 | 60 | 39,496 | 17.9 | $9,276 | 44.7 |
| Madison District | 11 | 5,758 | 18.8 | $8,423 | 44.5 |
| Pocatello District | 23 | 12,259 | 18.2 | $9,898 | 44.4 |
| Wendell District | 3 | 1,121 | 17.8 | $9,654 | 44.0 |
| Bonneville Joint District | 26 | 13,778 | 19.6 | $8,756 | 43.5 |
| Grace Joint District | 2 | 534 | 16.9 | $10,427 | 43.0 |
| St Maries Joint District | 5 | 953 | 12.9 | $11,595 | 42.6 |
| Boise Independent District | 51 | 22,809 | 15.1 | $12,892 | 42.4 |
| Marsh Valley Joint District | 6 | 1,258 | 15.1 | $9,781 | 42.3 |
| Payette Joint District | 4 | 1,371 | 16.1 | $10,042 | 42.3 |
| Emmett Independent District | 8 | 2,608 | 16.1 | $9,086 | 42.0 |
| Fremont County Joint District | 8 | 2,222 | 17.0 | $10,494 | 41.8 |
| Mountain View School District | 5 | 1,109 | 14.7 | $12,252 | 41.6 |
| Post Falls District | 12 | 6,050 | 19.4 | $9,401 | 41.6 |
| Blackfoot District | 11 | 3,990 | 17.7 | $10,407 | 41.0 |
| Weiser District | 5 | 1,559 | 15.4 | $9,215 | 40.6 |
| Lake Pend Oreille School District | 13 | 3,822 | 14.5 | $12,061 | 40.3 |
| Shoshone Joint District | 4 | 525 | 18.3 | $11,855 | 40.3 |
| Idaho Falls District | 21 | 10,250 | 18.4 | $10,159 | 40.0 |
| New Plymouth District | 3 | 990 | 17.3 | $9,834 | 40.0 |
| West Side Joint District | 3 | 849 | 18.0 | $8,801 | 40.0 |
| Ririe Joint District | 2 | 733 | 17.1 | $9,423 | 40.0 |
| Kimberly District | 6 | 2,153 | 19.3 | $8,359 | 39.7 |
| Middleton District | 6 | 4,318 | 18.1 | $9,092 | 38.7 |
| Jefferson County Joint District | 11 | 6,770 | 18.9 | $8,045 | 38.6 |
| Bear Lake County District | 7 | 1,424 | 16.5 | $9,189 | 38.3 |
| Cassia County Joint District | 16 | 5,561 | 18.1 | $9,415 | 38.1 |
| Melba Joint District | 2 | 824 | 17.7 | $8,975 | 38.0 |
| Salmon District | 3 | 683 | 18.0 | $11,880 | 38.0 |
| Orofino Joint District | 7 | 1,131 | 18.1 | $14,750 | 37.7 |
| Nampa School District | 20 | 13,398 | 18.1 | $11,136 | 37.7 |
Source: Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22, mean over the district's schools open in 2024-25; per teacher: mean of school ratios; students and spending: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23.
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Questions about Idaho's districts
Which Idaho school districts have the most resources?
Wallace District, whose 2 schools average 60 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Idaho's districts with 500 or more students.How are districts ranked?
By the mean resource index of their schools open in 2024-25. The index averages students per teacher (CCD 2024-25), students per counselor and gifted programs (CRDC 2021-22) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2021-22). Districts need 500 or more students and at least two schools.How many school districts are in Idaho?
181 districts and other agencies ran at least one Idaho public school open in 2024-25 (NCES CCD).
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District membership and spending · FY 2022-23