Post Falls District
Post Falls District is a public school district based in Post Falls, Idaho, serving 5,779 students in 12 schools. By enrollment it ranks #12 of the 51 Idaho districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 78% of them. Its schools average 482 students each, more than the Idaho median of 384. It spends about $8,223 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 20.1 students per teacher.
How Post Falls compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Post Falls | Idaho median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,223 | $8,595 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,365 | $5,173 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $50.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $56.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 287 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 572 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 20.1 | 17.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 361 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Falls DistrictPost Falls · this district | 5,779 | 12 | $8,223 | 20.1 | #12 |
| Kuna Joint DistrictKuna | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marysville Exempted VillageMarysville, OH | 5,781 | $11,607 | 22.1 |
| 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 |
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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