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Culdesac Joint School District 342

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Culdesac.

Culdesac’s Schools page →

Students
100
Schools
1
Spent per student
$23,365
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
The gist

What stands out about Culdesac Joint School District 342

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 22% of Idaho districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 110% more per student than the ID average
  • 8 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 22% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
Culdesac 417

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Culdesac. Grade by grade →

PK–12Culdesac SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2020
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 41.9% · 56 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 54.8% · 57 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 82% · 6 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$23,365 per student · 110% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 69%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
101’20
115’21
114’22
115’23
100’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 71%American Indian/Alaska Native 14%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Asian 1%

Schools in the district

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

Culdesac School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Culdesac
D
100 students8:1

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.