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Council School District 13

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Council.

Council’s Schools page →

Students
282
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,418
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Council School District 13

  • Its letter, D: results better than 13% of Idaho districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% more per student than the ID average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0M, about $60 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 13% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Council. Grade by grade →

PK–6Council Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Council Jr./Sr. High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 41.9% · 178 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 54.8% · 178 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 81.1% · 32 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
$12,418 per student · 12% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 7%State 81%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
289’20
327’21
373’22
294’23
282’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black 1%Asian 1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.