Which Idaho public schools have the most resources?

Meridian Technical Charter High School in Meridian scored 67 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Idaho's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.

How is the resource index calculated?

It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Idaho public schools by resource index

Meridian Technical Charter High School in Meridian scored highest of Idaho's public schools with 100 or more students on the resource index, 67 of 100: 14.7 students per teacher, 198 students per counselor and 1.6% chronically absent. The index averages staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance; it measures resources, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · schools open in 2024-25 with 100+ students and all 4 factors reported; online, alternative, special-education, pre-K-only and correctional programs left out · method

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 highest scores, with each factor

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Meridian Technical Charter High School	14.7	198	Yes	1.6%	67
Rimrock Jr/Sr High School	11.6	94	Yes	14.9%	67
Technical Careers High School	9.8	104	Yes	17.3%	67
Renaissance High School	15.1	192	Yes	6.4%	64
Mccall-Donnelly High School	15.4	199	Yes	7.5%	62
Wendell High School	16.4	159	Yes	9.3%	62
West Jefferson High School	14.6	193	Yes	10.3%	62
Frontier Elementary School	11.7	232	Yes	13.8%	61
Wallace Jr/Sr High School	10.0	235	Yes	15.0%	61
Challis Elementary School	12.4	165	Yes	17.7%	61
Soda Springs High School	16.0	263	Yes	5.9%	60
Silver Hills Elementary School	14.0	204	Yes	14.4%	59
Tigert Middle School	16.0	283	Yes	5.8%	59
Edahow Elementary School	17.8	304	Yes	0.3%	59
Mcsorley Elementary School	13.5	276	Yes	10.1%	59

The other 35 on the list

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Rise Charter School	12.7	118	Yes	23.1%	59
Palouse Prairie Charter School	15.4	255	Yes	9.0%	59
Troy Jr/Sr High School	12.9	284	Yes	10.6%	59
Deary School	10.6	146	No	8.6%	59
Hansen Jr/Sr High School	12.3	161	No	5.8%	59
Idaho Fine Arts Academy	16.2	177	Yes	14.7%	58
Meadows Valley School	8.9	147	No	12.7%	58
Kendrick Jr/Sr High School	12.0	116	No	10.1%	58
Glenns Ferry High School	13.4	127	No	8.4%	58
Jefferson Elementary School	18.0	339	Yes	0.3%	57
Payette High School	17.3	249	Yes	8.9%	57
Lena Whitmore Elementary School	13.3	297	Yes	12.3%	57
Prairie Elementary School	13.0	185	No	5.6%	57
Wapello Elementary School	15.8	222	Yes	14.2%	57
Prairie Jr/Sr High School	14.7	159	No	5.3%	57
Notus Jr/Sr High School	10.2	160	No	12.2%	57
Farnsworth Middle School	16.5	301	Yes	8.2%	56
Carey Public School	11.3	244	Yes	20.5%	56
Twin Lakes Elementary School	15.1	269	Yes	12.4%	56
Oakley Jr/Sr High School	12.9	132	No	11.2%	56
Gooding High School	17.6	397	Yes	0.3%	55
Camelot Elementary School	14.8	354	Yes	8.0%	55
Webster Elementary School	12.8	258	Yes	18.2%	55
Marsing Middle School	13.9	236	Yes	18.8%	55
Butte County Middle/High School	11.2	191	No	10.7%	55
Challis Jr/Sr High School	8.7	154	No	18.5%	55
Timberlake Senior High School	16.7	293	Yes	11.2%	54
Donald J Hobbs Middle School	17.2	394	Yes	3.2%	54
Betty Kiefer Elementary School	16.0	338	Yes	9.5%	54
Whitman Elementary School	13.7	281	Yes	16.7%	54
Parma High School	15.7	324	Yes	10.5%	54
Orchards Elementary School	14.1	275	Yes	17.8%	54
Hansen Elementary School	13.6	164	No	11.0%	54
Idaho City High School	11.0	164	Yes	31.6%	54
Cascade Elementary School	14.1	131	No	11.8%	54

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2022-23 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

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Questions about the resource index

Which Idaho public schools have the most resources?
Meridian Technical Charter High School in Meridian scored 67 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Idaho's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.
How is the resource index calculated?
It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection Counselors and gifted programs · 2021-22

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated September 2026