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Mackay Joint School District 182

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Mackay.

Mackay’s Schools page →

Students
218
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,047
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
The gist

What stands out about Mackay Joint School District 182

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of Idaho districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% more per student than the ID average
  • 14 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% 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
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Mackay 480

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mackay. Grade by grade →

PK–6Mackay Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Mackay Jr./Sr. High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 41.9% · 122 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 54.8% · 122 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 81.1% · 17 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
$13,047 per student · 17% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%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
216’20
242’21
231’22
213’23
218’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 10%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Mackay Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mackay
C
114 students14:1
Mackay Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Mackay
C
104 students13:1

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.