Idaho · NCES F-33 finance data

Highest Spending Districts in Idaho

The 50 Idaho districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2022-23). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.

$20,539
Top per-pupil spend
$11,394
Avg across top 50
50
Districts listed

The spending picture in one line

Lapwai District spends $20,539 per student, the most of any Idaho district listed, against an average of $11,394 across the top 50.

$20,539
top spend (Lapwai District)
$9,390
lowest on this list
2.2×
spread across the listed districts
519
students in the top district
# District Per-Pupil $
1 Lapwai District Lapwai $20,539
2 Blaine County District Hailey $19,043
3 Orofino Joint District Orofino $14,750
4 Mccall-Donnelly Joint School District Mccall $14,097
5 Wallace District Silverton $13,924
6 Boise Independent District Boise $12,892
7 Boundary County District Bonners Ferry $12,419
8 American Falls Joint District American Falls $12,408
9 Moscow District Moscow $12,379
10 Mountain View School District Grangeville $12,252
11 Aberdeen District Aberdeen $12,223
12 Lewiston Independent District Lewiston $12,176
13 Valley District Hazelton $12,104
14 Lake Pend Oreille School District Ponderay $12,061
15 Soda Springs Joint District Soda Springs $12,020
16 Salmon District Salmon $11,880
17 Shoshone Joint District Shoshone $11,855
18 West Jefferson District Terreton $11,830
19 St Maries Joint District St Maries $11,595
20 Lakeland District Rathdrum $11,406
21 Gooding Joint District Gooding $11,207
22 Kellogg Joint District Kellogg $11,142
23 Nampa School District Nampa $11,136
24 Caldwell District Caldwell $11,104
25 Wilder District Wilder $11,059
26 Teton County District Driggs $10,992
27 Coeur D'alene District Coeur D'alene $10,869
28 Marsing Joint District Marsing $10,843
29 Buhl Joint District Buhl $10,800
30 Fremont County Joint District St Anthony $10,494
31 Grace Joint District Grace $10,427
32 Idaho Virtual Academy Inc. Meridian $10,421
33 Blackfoot District Blackfoot $10,407
34 Treasure Valley Classical Academy Inc. Fruitland $10,300
35 Idaho Falls District Idaho Falls $10,159
36 Payette Joint District Payette $10,042
37 Pocatello District Pocatello $9,898
38 New Plymouth District New Plymouth $9,834
39 Marsh Valley Joint District Arimo $9,781
40 Minidoka County Joint District Rupert $9,772
41 Parma District Parma $9,762
42 Twin Falls District Twin Falls $9,657
43 Wendell District Wendell $9,654
44 Anser of Idaho Inc. Garden City $9,647
45 Ririe Joint District Ririe $9,423
46 Homedale Joint District Homedale $9,420
47 Cassia County Joint District Burley $9,415
48 White Pine Charter School Inc. Ammon $9,410
49 Post Falls District Post Falls $9,401
50 Mountain Home District Mountain Home $9,390

Methodology

Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.

Per-pupil spending figures come from the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2022-23, the federal government's annual census of revenues and expenditures across more than 13,000 public school districts. Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are ranked, to keep small-district outliers from distorting the comparison.