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B+

Firth School District 59

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Firth and Basalt.

Firth’s Schools page →

Students
808
Schools
3
Spent per student
$9,553
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
The gist

What stands out about Firth School District 59

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Idaho districts
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the ID average
  • 17 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% 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 well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Firth 545Basalt 376

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Firth. Grade by grade →

PK–4A W Johnson Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Firth Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Firth High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency43%
State average 41.9% · 478 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 54.8% · 475 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 81.1% · 71 in the class

97% 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
$9,553 per student · 14% below ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 77%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
816’20
870’21
845’22
832’23
808’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 14%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

A W Johnson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Firth
B−
256 students16:1
Firth Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Firth
B−
247 students15:1
Firth High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Firth
A−
305 students19:1

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.