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Boundary County School District 101

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Bonners Ferry and Moyie Springs.

Bonners Ferry’s School Grade B better than 56% of Idaho school districts

Students
1,455
Schools
6
Spent per student
$12,222
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
The gist

What stands out about Boundary County School District 101

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of Idaho districts
  • Spends 10% more per student than the ID average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% of the 170 Idaho school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BBonners Ferry 2,797BMoyie Springs 1,317

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bonners Ferry. Grade by grade →

PK–5Valley View Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Boundary County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Bonners Ferry High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency42%
State average 41.9% · 766 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 54.8% · 764 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 81.1% · 125 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,222 per student · 10% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 67%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,322’20
1,430’21
1,441’22
1,362’23
1,455’24

Up 10.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Idaho’s other public schools.

Valley View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bonners Ferry
B
398 students20:1
Mount Hall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bonners Ferry
B
122 students19:1
Boundary County Online School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Naples
105 students
Naples Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Naples
C
73 students16:1
Boundary County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bonners Ferry
B+
336 students18:1
Bonners Ferry High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bonners Ferry
C+
421 students17:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Idaho.