Emmett Independent District
Emmett Independent District is a public school district based in Emmett, Idaho, serving 2,472 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #28 of the 51 Idaho districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 46% of them. Its schools average 275 students each, fewer than the Idaho median of 384. It spends about $9,288 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Idaho median. It has roughly 16.1 students per teacher.
How Emmett compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Emmett | Idaho median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,288 | $8,595 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,206 | $5,173 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $23.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $25.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 154 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 284 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 17.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 353 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Joint DistrictShelley | 2,512 | 7 | $7,447 | 20.3 | #27 |
| Emmett Independent DistrictEmmett · this district | 2,472 | 9 | $9,288 | 16.1 | #28 |
| Preston Joint DistrictPreston | 2,311 | 5 | $7,933 | 20.6 | #29 |
| Sugar-Salem Joint DistrictSugar City | 2,302 | 6 | $7,275 | 21.3 | #30 |
| Moscow DistrictMoscow | 2,295 | 7 | $12,365 | 14.8 | #31 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedfieldMedfield, MA | 2,478 | $19,861 | 13.7 |
| Prairie-Hills ESD 144Markham, IL | 2,473 | $14,963 | 21.1 |
| Harrison Public SchoolsHarrison, NJ | 2,466 | $20,218 | 14.3 |
| Winona Area Public School DistrictWinona, MN | 2,465 | $15,068 | 13.8 |
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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