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Post Falls School District 273

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Post Falls, Huetter and State Line.

Post Falls’ School Grade B+ better than 68% of Idaho school districts

Students
5,779
Schools
12
Spent per student
$10,032
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$31.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Post Falls School District 273

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Idaho districts
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the ID average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $31.8M, about $5,510 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% 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 well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Post Falls 46,715Huetter 105State Line 38

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Post Falls. Grade by grade →

PK–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Post Falls High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 41.9% · 3,328 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 54.8% · 3,342 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 81.1% · 367 in the class

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
$10,032 per student · 10% below ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 74%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,813’20
6,154’21
6,050’22
5,894’23
5,779’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Ponderosa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Post Falls
B
466 students21:1
West Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Post Falls
C+
425 students20:1
Greensferry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Post Falls
A
406 students20:1
Seltice Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Post Falls
B
375 students20:1
Mullan Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Post Falls
B+
342 students17:1
Frederick Post Kinder Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Post Falls
40 students10:1
Treaty Rock Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Post Falls
B
379 students20:1
Prairie View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Post Falls
B+
349 students19:1
Post Falls Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Post Falls
B+
746 students18:1
River City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Post Falls
B−
550 students19:1
Post Falls High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Post Falls
B
1,601 students23:1
New Vision High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Post Falls
D−
100 students25:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Coeur d'Alene School District 271Coeur d'Alene
$11,856per student
Lakeland Joint School District 272Rathdrum
$12,375per student

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.