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Potlatch School District 285

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Potlatch and Onaway.

Potlatch’s Schools page →

Students
448
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,877
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
The gist

What stands out about Potlatch School District 285

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 16% of Idaho districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 34% 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 16% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
Potlatch 797Onaway 218

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Potlatch. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 41.9% · 244 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 54.8% · 244 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 81.1% · 32 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
$14,877 per student · 34% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 67%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
432’20
470’21
480’22
462’23
448’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Potlatch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Potlatch
C
239 students14:1
Potlatch Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Potlatch
C−
209 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.