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Wallace School District 393

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Osburn and Wallace.

Osburn’s School Grade B better than 63% of Idaho school districts

Students
489
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,822
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
The gist

What stands out about Wallace School District 393

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Idaho districts
  • Spends 42% more per student than the ID average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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 above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BOsburn 1,673Wallace 844

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Osburn. Grade by grade →

PK–6Silver Hills Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Wallace Jr./Sr. High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency42%
State average 41.9% · 268 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 54.8% · 269 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 81.1% · 32 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
$15,822 per student · 42% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 60%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
462’20
526’21
512’22
493’23
489’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Black <1%Asian <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.

Silver Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Osburn
B+
294 students14:1
Wallace Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Wallace
C−
195 students10:1

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.