School district · Idaho

Melba Joint District

Melba Joint District in Idaho: 2 public schools with 824 students and 17.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $10,372 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
824
Students per teacher
17.5
ID 17.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$10,372
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)
47.0
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
824
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%

50%proficient

−1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 52% of school districts in Idaho

Median 49% · 151 school districts compared

368 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%

42%proficient

+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 51% of school districts in Idaho

Median 43% · 152 school districts compared

373 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISAT; proficient means Levels 3-4

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
$6.0K15
$6.3K16
$6.4K17
$6.7K18
$7.0K19
$7.2K20
$7.3K21
$8.1K22
$9.0K23
$10.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $1.4M
State
73% · $8.3M
Local
15% · $1.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$5,681
Support services
$4,247
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$546K
Long-term debt
$5.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–643019.632%26%
7–1239415.827%23%

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
511 Broadway Avenue, Melba, ID 83641
Phone
(208)495-1141