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B−

Kellogg Joint School District 391

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Kellogg, Pinehurst, Smelterville and Wardner.

Kellogg’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Idaho school districts

Students
1,098
Schools
4
Spent per student
$13,346
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$2.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Kellogg Joint School District 391

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of Idaho districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 20% more per student than the ID average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.4M, about $2,218 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Kellogg 2,456B−Pinehurst 1,780Smelterville 813Wardner 205

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kellogg. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Kellogg Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Kellogg High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 41.9% · 600 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 54.8% · 600 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 81.1% · 88 in the class

100% 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
$13,346 per student · 20% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 62%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
996’20
1,137’21
1,201’22
1,138’23
1,098’24

Up 10.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Pinehurst Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pinehurst
C+
430 students16:1
Canyon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cataldo
B
141 students24:1
Kellogg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kellogg
C+
238 students16:1
Kellogg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kellogg
C−
289 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.