Budget & finance
District profile / Idaho
Twin Falls District
9,000
Students
2024-25 school year
18
Schools
2024-25 school year
$8,630
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Idaho median
17.5
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Idaho median 17.6
Twin Falls District is a public school district based in Twin Falls, Idaho, serving 9,000 students in 18 schools. By enrollment it ranks #9 of the 51 Idaho districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 84% of them. Its schools average 500 students each, more than the Idaho median of 384. It spends about $8,630 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.5 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Twin Falls compares
Twin FallsIdaho median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$93.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 17%State 61%Local 23%
| Measure | Twin Falls | Idaho median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,630 | $8,595 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,510 | $5,173 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $89.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $93.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 514 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 916 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.5 | 17.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 346 | 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.
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Idaho
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallivue School DistrictCaldwell | 10,339 | 13 | $8,743 | 19.3 | #6 |
| Idaho Falls DistrictIdaho Falls | 9,903 | 22 | $8,014 | 19.0 | #7 |
| Coeur D'Alene DistrictCoeur D'Alene | 9,609 | 18 | $9,828 | 17.6 | #8 |
| Twin Falls DistrictTwin Falls · this district | 9,000 | 18 | $8,630 | 17.5 | #9 |
| Oneida County DistrictMalad | 8,702 | 5 | $4,630 | 30.7 | #10 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula School DistrictGig Harbor, WA | 9,015 | $16,136 | 18.8 |
| Hamilton CityHamilton, OH | 9,014 | $10,239 | 18.2 |
| Parma CityParma, OH | 9,001 | $15,393 | 18.3 |
| Chatham County SchoolsPittsboro, NC | 8,987 | $11,480 | 13.9 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-id-twin-falls-district