Sugar-Salem Joint District
Sugar-Salem Joint District is a public school district based in Sugar City, Idaho, serving 2,302 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #30 of the 51 Idaho districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 42% of them. Its schools average 384 students each, about the same as the Idaho median of 384. It spends about $7,275 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% less than the Idaho median. It has roughly 21.3 students per teacher.
How Sugar-Salem Joint compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Sugar-Salem Joint | Idaho median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $7,275 | $8,595 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,593 | $5,173 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $12.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $16.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 108 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 191 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 21.3 | 17.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 384 | 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 | 2,311 | 5 | $7,933 | 20.6 | #29 |
| Sugar-Salem Joint DistrictSugar City · this district | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flossmoor School District 161Chicago Heights, IL | 2,302 | $14,071 | 13.5 |
| RSU 75/msad 75Topsham, ME | 2,302 | $17,605 | 11.6 |
| Exeter Region Cooperative School DistrictExeter, NH | 2,302 | $21,333 | 11.0 |
| Selma CitySelma, AL | 2,301 | $11,658 | 17.8 |
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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