Preston Joint District
Preston Joint District is a public school district based in Preston, Idaho, serving 2,311 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #29 of the 51 Idaho districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 44% of them. Its schools average 462 students each, more than the Idaho median of 384. It spends about $7,933 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Idaho median. It has roughly 20.6 students per teacher.
How Preston Joint compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Preston Joint | Idaho median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $7,933 | $8,595 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,873 | $5,173 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $19.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $20.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 112 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 210 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 20.6 | 17.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 462 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Joint DistrictPreston · this district | 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 |
| Kimberly DistrictKimberly | 2,195 | 6 | $8,464 | 17.6 | #32 |
| Fremont County Joint DistrictSt Anthony | 2,179 | 8 | $9,382 | 16.9 | #33 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Valley ElementaryMill Valley, CA | 2,313 | $18,120 | 19.0 |
| Skiatook Public SchoolsSkiatook, OK | 2,312 | $9,134 | 18.3 |
| McDowell County SchoolsWelch, WV | 2,312 | $14,788 | 13.5 |
| Marquardt School District 15Glendale Hts, IL | 2,310 | $20,914 | 11.0 |
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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