School district · Idaho

Cottonwood Joint District

Cottonwood Joint District in Idaho: 2 public schools with 426 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,405 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
426
Students per teacher
13.7
ID 17.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,405
ID $11.1K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
31.0
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
426
ID 379 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Idaho's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Idaho: 52%

70%proficient

−4.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 90% of school districts in Idaho

Median 49% · 151 school districts compared

204 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISAT; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Idaho: 44%

73%proficient

−3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 96% of school districts in Idaho

Median 43% · 152 school districts compared

204 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISAT; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.7K15
$9.5K16
$10.2K17
$10.5K18
$10.5K19
$10.4K20
$10.7K21
$10.7K22
$11.6K23
$12.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
15% · $1M
State
73% · $5M
Local
12% · $850K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,363
Support services
$3,441
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$486K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–622213.053%60%
7–1220414.735%38%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1916 East Street, Cottonwood, ID 83522
Phone
(208)962-3971