Shelley Joint District
Shelley Joint District is a public school district based in Shelley, Idaho, serving 2,512 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #27 of the 51 Idaho districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 48% of them. Its schools average 359 students each, about the same as the Idaho median of 384. It spends about $7,447 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% less than the Idaho median. It has roughly 20.3 students per teacher.
How Shelley Joint compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Shelley Joint | Idaho median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $7,447 | $8,595 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,695 | $5,173 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $18.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $20.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 124 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 229 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 20.3 | 17.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 359 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Joint DistrictShelley · this district | 2,512 | 7 | $7,447 | 20.3 | #27 |
| Emmett Independent DistrictEmmett | 2,472 | 9 | $9,288 | 16.1 | #28 |
| Preston Joint DistrictPreston | 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 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville R-IISmithville, MO | 2,514 | $10,455 | 14.0 |
| BedfordBedford, MA | 2,513 | $22,029 | 11.1 |
| Somers Central School DistrictSomers, NY | 2,513 | $30,778 | 9.9 |
| Glasgow IndependentGlasgow, KY | 2,511 | $11,265 | 16.1 |
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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