Bonneville Joint District
Bonneville Joint District is a public school district based in Idaho Falls, Idaho, serving 13,577 students in 26 schools. By enrollment it ranks #3 of the 51 Idaho districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 96% of them. Its schools average 522 students each, more than the Idaho median of 384. It spends about $8,010 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Idaho median. It has roughly 19.6 students per teacher.
How Bonneville Joint compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Bonneville Joint | Idaho median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,010 | $8,595 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,517 | $5,173 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $113.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $125.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 691 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,269 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 19.6 | 17.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 399 | 396 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Idaho median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Idaho
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville Joint DistrictIdaho Falls · this district | 13,577 | 26 | $8,010 | 19.6 | #3 |
| Nampa School DistrictNampa | 12,689 | 22 | $8,595 | 17.5 | #4 |
| Pocatello DistrictPocatello | 11,448 | 24 | $8,317 | 18.3 | #5 |
| Vallivue School DistrictCaldwell | 10,339 | 13 | $8,743 | 19.3 | #6 |
| Idaho Falls DistrictIdaho Falls | 9,903 | 22 | $8,014 | 19.0 | #7 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend Community School CorporationSouth Bend, IN | 13,580 | $11,774 | 12.6 |
| Brunswick County SchoolsBolivia, NC | 13,561 | $11,721 | 15.3 |
| Grapevine-Colleyville ISDGrapevine, TX | 13,541 | $10,280 | 14.9 |
| Cupertino UnionSunnyvale, CA | 13,533 | $12,354 | 21.5 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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