Payette Joint District
Payette Joint District is a public school district based in Payette, Idaho, serving 1,274 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #43 of the 51 Idaho districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 16% of them. Its schools average 318 students each, fewer than the Idaho median of 384. It spends about $9,535 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Idaho median. It has roughly 16.8 students per teacher.
How Payette Joint compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Payette Joint | Idaho median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,535 | $8,595 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,295 | $5,173 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $13.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $13.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 76 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 158 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 17.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 255 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCall-Donnelly Joint School DistrictMcCall | 1,374 | 5 | $12,252 | 14.8 | #41 |
| Homedale Joint DistrictHomedale | 1,318 | 3 | $7,993 | 18.8 | #42 |
| Payette Joint DistrictPayette · this district | 1,274 | 4 | $9,535 | 16.8 | #43 |
| Buhl Joint DistrictBuhl | 1,198 | 4 | $9,642 | 17.4 | #44 |
| Gooding Joint DistrictGooding | 1,189 | 4 | $9,418 | 16.7 | #45 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Central Com Schools CorpLeopold, IN | 1,275 | $8,986 | 16.1 |
| PrattPratt, KS | 1,275 | $10,427 | 13.9 |
| Ovid-Elsie Area SchoolsElsie, MI | 1,275 | $11,310 | 16.1 |
| Mercer County School District 404Joy, IL | 1,274 | $14,752 | 11.8 |
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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