Budget & finance
District profile / Idaho
Kuna Joint District
5,778
Students
2024-25 school year
13
Schools
2024-25 school year
$7,709
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 10% below the Idaho median
18.6
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Idaho median 17.6
Kuna Joint District is a public school district based in Kuna, Idaho, serving 5,778 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #13 of the 51 Idaho districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 76% of them. Its schools average 444 students each, more than the Idaho median of 384. It spends about $7,709 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Idaho median. It has roughly 18.6 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Kuna Joint compares
Kuna JointIdaho median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$55.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 16%State 58%Local 25%
| Measure | Kuna Joint | Idaho median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $7,709 | $8,595 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,955 | $5,173 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $44.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $55.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 311 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 549 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.6 | 17.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 642 | 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.
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Idaho
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Falls DistrictPost Falls | 5,779 | 12 | $8,223 | 20.1 | #12 |
| Kuna Joint DistrictKuna · this district | 5,778 | 13 | $7,709 | 18.6 | #13 |
| Madison DistrictRexburg | 5,720 | 12 | $7,724 | 21.0 | #14 |
| Cassia County Joint DistrictBurley | 5,484 | 17 | $8,539 | 18.5 | #15 |
| Caldwell DistrictCaldwell | 5,134 | 10 | $9,259 | 16.9 | #16 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Huntington Union Free School DistrictHuntington Station, NY | 5,780 | $29,462 | 11.4 |
| Wise County Public SchoolsWise, VA | 5,779 | $11,206 | 12.2 |
| WalthamWaltham, MA | 5,777 | $24,976 | 10.2 |
| Forest Lake Public School DistrictForest Lake, MN | 5,776 | $13,120 | 19.3 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-id-kuna-joint-district