Filer District
Filer District is a public school district based in Filer, Idaho, serving 1,550 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #36 of the 51 Idaho districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 30% of them. Its schools average 310 students each, fewer than the Idaho median of 384. It spends about $8,380 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.6 students per teacher.
How Filer compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Filer | Idaho median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,380 | $8,595 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,166 | $5,173 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $13.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $15.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 88 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 160 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.6 | 17.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 310 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitland DistrictFruitland | 1,551 | 4 | $7,415 | 17.8 | #35 |
| Filer DistrictFiler · this district | 1,550 | 5 | $8,380 | 17.6 | #36 |
| American Falls Joint DistrictAmerican Falls | 1,514 | 5 | $11,083 | 15.6 | #37 |
| Boundary County DistrictBonners Ferry | 1,455 | 6 | $9,986 | 19.1 | #38 |
| Weiser DistrictWeiser | 1,442 | 5 | $8,101 | 15.8 | #39 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka CUD 140Eureka, IL | 1,551 | $13,985 | 15.4 |
| McLoud Public SchoolsMcLoud, OK | 1,551 | $9,903 | 14.4 |
| Bond County CUSD 2Greenville, IL | 1,550 | $15,425 | 12.7 |
| Lake Ridge New Tech SchoolsGary, IN | 1,550 | $11,812 | 16.8 |
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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