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Schools in Council

Council’s public schools

Council School District 13 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Council. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Idaho’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Idaho’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▲ 12% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.2
ID 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
282 students on the public path
In brief

Council’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Council’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s 671 public schools. Council Jr./Sr. High School places highest (better than 52%); Council Elementary School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Council, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Council Elementary SchoolCouncil School District 13C
7–12Council Jr./Sr. High SchoolCouncil School District 13B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Council School District 13.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Council School District 13Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 282 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (ID 17.9)
$12,418ID $11,119 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 54.8% · 178 students tested
Math27%
State average 41.9% · 178 students tested

Council vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Idaho towns that share Council’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Council—Council School District 13

Every school in Council

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Idaho’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Councilby address
Council Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
165 students19:1Rate it →
Council Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
117 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Council’s schools

Are Council’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Council. Council School District 13 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Council. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Council in?

Council School District 13.

Where do Council kids go to high school?

Council Jr./Sr. High School.

Parents talk

What Council families are saying about school.

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Looking for colleges? Colleges near Council → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.