How equitable is school funding in Idaho?

The average funding equity score for Idaho school districts is 48 out of 100, compared to the national average of 49. This score considers per-pupil spending, need-adjusted spending, funding source diversity, and student-teacher ratios.

What does the equity score measure?

The equity score (0-100) measures four dimensions: per-pupil spending level, need-adjusted spending (rewarding districts that spend more where poverty is higher), funding diversity (less reliance on local property taxes), and resource access (lower student-teacher ratios).

Idaho · NCES F-33 finance data

School Funding Equity in Idaho

139 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.

Compiled by PlainSchools Editorial, Independent education-data publisher · June 10, 2026

The equity picture in one line

Plummer-Worley Joint District ranks first in Idaho for funding equity at 94/100, in a state whose districts average 48 against a national average of 49.

94/100
top score (Plummer-Worley Joint District): $17,355
per-pupil spending in the top district: 22
districts scoring 70 or higher: 30
districts below 30

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Plummer-Worley Joint District	357	$17,355	71.2%	3.0%	94
2	Lapwai District	519	$18,002	30.6%	5.4%	88
3	Kamiah Joint District	393	$15,152	51.5%	13.0%	83
4	Castleford District	306	$13,072	46.7%	8.9%	82
5	Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District	302	$17,637	29.6%	11.4%	82
6	Elevate Academy Inc.	498	$15,741	70.3%	9.9%	81
7	Horseshoe Bend School District	225	$13,233	28.7%	13.3%	80
8	Mountain View School District	1,109	$12,385	35.8%	5.6%	78
9	Glenns Ferry Joint District	379	$12,711	33.4%	15.1%	76
10	Rolling Hills Public Charter School Inc.	238	$11,504	16.0%	3.6%	76
11	Whitepine Joint School District	207	$19,204	24.4%	32.4%	74
12	Valley District	531	$11,029	35.0%	12.3%	73
13	Hansen District	335	$13,081	27.7%	16.7%	73
14	Challis Joint District	328	$13,663	25.9%	21.4%	73
15	Garden Valley District	276	$17,337	13.6%	30.7%	73
16	Blaine County District	3,312	$17,941	20.3%	56.8%	72
17	Butte County Joint District	414	$11,473	26.4%	13.4%	72
18	Hagerman Joint District	379	$11,417	31.2%	13.7%	71
19	Basin School District	336	$12,249	18.5%	13.5%	71
20	Idaho Virtual Education Partners Inc.	228	$16,612	-	0.3%	71
21	Cascade District	206	$16,253	18.3%	23.7%	71
22	Kootenai District	210	$20,201	24.8%	29.8%	70
23	Aberdeen District	673	$11,378	63.8%	18.7%	69
24	Wilder District	659	$11,492	84.4%	15.1%	68
25	Shoshone Joint District	525	$10,631	46.0%	10.6%	68
26	Salmon District	683	$11,117	28.4%	10.1%	67
27	Sandpoint Charter School Inc.	262	$11,761	-	0.8%	66
28	Blackfoot District	3,990	$9,635	43.3%	13.8%	65
29	Wallace District	512	$12,684	35.6%	29.0%	65
30	Notus District	347	$14,869	44.0%	25.2%	65
31	Kendrick Joint District	289	$15,213	21.3%	27.4%	65
32	Mackay Joint District	231	$11,322	31.6%	18.7%	65
33	Council District	373	$10,471	26.1%	10.5%	64
34	Orofino Joint District	1,131	$14,873	35.1%	23.4%	63
35	Potlatch District	480	$13,370	18.1%	27.8%	63
36	Buhl Joint District	1,264	$9,496	35.5%	9.1%	62
37	Future Public School Inc.	410	$11,330	30.5%	11.9%	62
38	Genesee Joint District	306	$13,466	11.1%	30.9%	62
39	Caldwell District	5,499	$10,769	78.8%	14.9%	61
40	American Falls Joint District	1,572	$11,505	48.0%	22.9%	61
41	Mccall-Donnelly Joint School District	1,364	$13,141	20.3%	40.4%	60
42	Cottonwood Joint District	441	$10,716	15.4%	10.6%	60
43	Troy School District	323	$13,691	15.6%	27.4%	60
44	Moscow District	2,397	$13,116	24.7%	42.9%	59
45	West Bonner County District	1,146	$12,555	29.4%	27.7%	59
46	St Maries Joint District	953	$11,292	34.5%	23.3%	59
47	Project Impact Stem Academy Inc.	252	$10,817	-	1.9%	59
48	Lake Pend Oreille School District	3,822	$11,174	25.6%	22.2%	58
49	Murtaugh Joint District	399	$11,481	41.1%	23.9%	56
50	Gooding Joint District	1,244	$10,275	35.9%	13.9%	55
51	Emmett Independent District	2,608	$9,687	39.1%	10.2%	54
52	Idaho Science and Technology Charter School Inc.	303	$9,192	-	2.0%	54
53	Boise Independent District	22,809	$12,278	19.6%	45.0%	52
54	Nampa School District	13,398	$10,958	39.7%	16.9%	52
55	The Village Charter School Inc.	231	$8,264	-	1.7%	52
56	Jerome Joint District	4,164	$8,499	45.0%	15.9%	50
57	Wendell District	1,121	$9,009	47.9%	13.4%	50
58	West Jefferson District	606	$10,764	40.9%	32.6%	50
59	White Pine Charter School Inc.	561	$9,642	23.5%	1.6%	50
60	Peace Valley Charter School Inc.	332	$8,231	-	7.2%	50
61	Palouse Prairie Educational Organization Inc.	210	$8,817	12.4%	4.9%	50
62	Lewiston Independent District	4,765	$11,104	22.5%	43.7%	49
63	Minidoka County Joint District	4,405	$8,535	40.8%	14.3%	49
64	Boundary County District	1,441	$10,253	41.1%	23.6%	49
65	Marsing Joint District	854	$9,435	42.3%	18.1%	49
66	Grace Joint District	534	$10,616	20.3%	20.0%	49
67	Weiser District	1,559	$8,408	39.3%	10.6%	48
68	Payette Joint District	1,371	$9,292	58.2%	9.5%	47
69	Taylor's Crossing Public Charter School Inc.	370	$9,326	21.1%	1.7%	47
70	Falcon Ridge Public Charter School Inc.	273	$8,467	8.4%	0.6%	47
71	Marsh Valley Joint District	1,258	$9,337	17.9%	20.6%	46
72	Forge International Llc	397	$9,604	17.9%	6.8%	46
73	Cassia County Joint District	5,561	$9,220	28.2%	13.3%	45
74	Twin Falls District	9,352	$8,807	38.5%	19.4%	44
75	Soda Springs Joint District	922	$9,846	20.7%	25.4%	44
76	Treasure Valley Classical Academy Inc.	537	$9,732	26.4%	14.8%	44
77	Mountain Home District	3,757	$8,804	30.6%	9.7%	43
78	Fremont County Joint District	2,222	$9,857	26.8%	21.0%	43
79	Blackfoot Charter Community Learning Center Inc.	355	$7,843	40.6%	1.1%	43
80	Coeur D'alene District	10,107	$10,322	24.8%	26.9%	42
81	Filer District	1,598	$8,550	26.7%	15.3%	42
82	Parma District	1,038	$9,473	33.1%	22.5%	41
83	Ririe Joint District	733	$8,793	12.9%	12.3%	41
84	Lakeland District	4,693	$10,175	19.8%	26.4%	40
85	Preston Joint District	2,468	$8,397	22.3%	9.5%	40
86	Bear Lake County District	1,424	$8,289	29.7%	14.3%	40
87	Kellogg Joint District	1,201	$10,922	26.3%	25.7%	40
88	New Plymouth District	990	$9,234	25.8%	19.2%	40
89	The Sage International School of Boise a Public Charter Sch	1,008	$8,013	-	8.2%	39
90	Liberty Charter School Inc.	393	$8,935	13.5%	3.2%	39
91	Pocatello District	12,259	$8,862	32.1%	17.0%	38
92	Idaho Falls District	10,250	$8,895	35.0%	18.4%	38
93	Gem Prep: Online Llc	276	$13,734	-	12.3%	38
94	Post Falls District	6,050	$8,747	23.5%	15.8%	37
95	Teton County District	1,878	$10,371	18.0%	34.9%	37
96	Idaho Virtual Academy Inc.	1,713	$9,082	-	0.4%	37
97	Firth District	845	$7,956	25.4%	11.8%	37
98	Heritage Community Charter School Inc.	482	$7,127	46.1%	0.9%	36
99	Vallivue School District	9,892	$8,968	34.0%	21.5%	34
100	Doral Academy of Idaho Inc.	261	$9,068	-	9.4%	34
101	Melba Joint District	824	$8,054	21.5%	16.2%	33
102	Vision Charter School Inc.	751	$7,949	13.2%	1.1%	33
103	Coeur D'alene Charter Academy Inc.	597	$7,998	-	7.0%	33
104	Gem Prep: Pocatello Llc	456	$8,108	-	3.3%	33
105	Gem Prep: Meridian Llc	454	$7,856	22.2%	2.8%	32
106	The Pocatello Community Charter School Inc.	331	$7,781	-	1.3%	32
107	Kuna Joint District	5,825	$8,637	18.1%	22.9%	30
108	Xavier Charter School Inc.	672	$6,467	19.0%	2.7%	30
109	Pinecrest Academy of Idaho Inc.	252	$8,038	-	2.3%	30
110	Joint School District No. 2	39,496	$8,438	17.7%	22.0%	29
111	Bonneville Joint District	13,778	$8,318	21.7%	19.2%	29
112	Fruitland District	1,634	$7,747	26.3%	13.2%	29
113	North Star Charter School Inc.	958	$7,693	-	5.0%	29
114	American Heritage Charter School Inc.	488	$7,400	17.2%	2.6%	29
115	Mosaics Public School Inc.	416	$7,866	33.2%	11.4%	29
116	Victory Charter School Inc.	379	$7,606	13.5%	3.3%	29
117	Legacy Public Charter School Inc.	310	$6,977	11.9%	0.6%	29
118	Inspire Academics Inc.	1,310	$6,734	-	0.0%	28
119	North Idaho Stem Charter Academy Inc.	574	$6,349	-	5.4%	28
120	Snake River District	2,888	$7,037	20.3%	13.9%	27
121	Isucceed Virtual High School Inc.	1,023	$7,157	-	0.4%	27
122	West Side Joint District	849	$7,546	19.2%	18.5%	27
123	The Academy Inc.	545	$6,375	-	2.0%	27
124	Idaho Virtual High School Inc.	523	$5,943	-	0.6%	27
125	Compass Public Charter School Inc.	1,250	$6,480	8.8%	9.7%	26
126	Kimberly District	2,153	$8,127	21.4%	18.4%	25
127	Oneida County District	7,818	$5,040	27.0%	2.8%	24
128	Madison District	5,758	$8,120	25.2%	22.7%	24
129	Shelley Joint District	2,509	$8,004	25.5%	20.3%	24
130	Homedale Joint District	1,260	$7,850	36.3%	20.8%	24
131	Alturas Preparatory Academy Inc	383	$10,969	-	25.6%	24
132	The Kootenai Bridge Academy Inc.	312	$5,460	-	0.8%	24
133	Jefferson County Joint District	6,770	$7,665	24.1%	18.1%	23
134	Pathways in Education - Nampa Inc.	286	$7,581	-	5.1%	23
135	Hayden Canyon Charter School Inc.	468	$6,121	-	3.9%	22
136	Middleton District	4,318	$7,244	18.9%	17.1%	21
137	Alturas International Academy Inc.	556	$7,187	-	12.9%	21
138	Sugar-Salem Joint District	1,972	$8,040	21.6%	18.8%	18
139	Gem Prep: Meridian North Llc	392	$10,491	-	36.8%	18

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024), which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the spending differences the score captures; our methodology documents each weight:

Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)

Higher spending relative to peers

Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)

Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest

Funding Diversity (0-25)

Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support

Resource Access (0-25)

Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention

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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.