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Murtaugh Joint School District 418

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Murtaugh.

Murtaugh’s Schools page →

Students
388
Schools
1
Spent per student
$13,734
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$4.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Murtaugh Joint School District 418

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of Idaho districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 24% more per student than the ID average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.5M, about $11,683 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% 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
Murtaugh 124

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Murtaugh. Grade by grade →

PK–12Murtaugh SchoolsThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60%
State average 41.9% · 215 students tested
Reading / language arts65%
State average 54.8% · 214 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.1% · 23 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$13,734 per student · 24% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 26%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 65%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
387’20
389’21
399’22
383’23
388’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 56%Hispanic 42%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <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.

Murtaugh Schools
Other · Grades PK–12 · Murtaugh
A−
388 students15:1

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.