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Genesee Joint School District 282

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Genesee.

Genesee’s School Grade A better than 91% of Idaho school districts

Students
288
Schools
1
Spent per student
$15,263
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Debt
$1.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Genesee Joint School District 282

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of Idaho districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 37% more per student than the ID average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.9M, about $6,424 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AGenesee 1,094

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Genesee. Grade by grade →

PK–12Genesee SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60–64%
State average 41.9% · 163 students tested
Reading / language arts70–74%
State average 54.8% · 162 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.1% · 20 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$15,263 per student · 37% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 55%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
303’20
307’21
306’22
293’23
288’24

Down 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Genesee School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Genesee
A+
288 students14:1

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.