District profile / Idaho

Boundary County District

Bonners Ferry, Idaho · Public school district · #38 of 51 Idaho districts by enrollment

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1,455

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,986

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 16% above the Idaho median

19.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Idaho median 17.6

Boundary County District is a public school district based in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, serving 1,455 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #38 of the 51 Idaho districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 26% of them. Its schools average 242 students each, fewer than the Idaho median of 384. It spends about $9,986 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the Idaho median. It has roughly 19.1 students per teacher.

How Boundary County compares

Boundary CountyIdaho median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,986

Idaho median $8,595 · 16% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,599

Idaho median $5,173 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Students per school242

Idaho median 384 · 37% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.1

Idaho median 17.6 · 9% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor291

Idaho median 396 · 27% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$15.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 19%State 55%Local 26%

Measure	Boundary County	Idaho median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,986	$8,595	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,599	$5,173	FY2020-21
Total spending	$13.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$15.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	76	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	164	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.1	17.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	291	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
American Falls Joint DistrictAmerican Falls	1,514	5	$11,083	15.6	#37
Boundary County DistrictBonners Ferry · this district	1,455	6	$9,986	19.1	#38
Weiser DistrictWeiser	1,442	5	$8,101	15.8	#39
Bear Lake County DistrictParis	1,417	7	$8,084	20.5	#40
McCall-Donnelly Joint School DistrictMcCall	1,374	5	$12,252	14.8	#41

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Reed City Area Public SchoolsReed City, MI	1,456	$11,348	17.1
Rolling Hills LocalCambridge, OH	1,456	$12,865	19.2
MSD North Posey Co SchoolsPoseyville, IN	1,455	$9,393	13.5
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake CitySheffield Village, OH	1,455	$14,294	16.2

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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