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Sugar-Salem Joint School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Idaho for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 330 students in Sugar-Salem Joint School District.
Public Preschools in Sugar-Salem Joint School District have a diversity score of 0.25, which is less than the Idaho public preschool average of 0.44.
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Idaho public preschool average of 28% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ID)
# Schools
6 Schools
327 Schools
# Students
2,199 Students
119,739 Students
# Teachers
107 Teachers
6,842 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
21:1
21:1
District Rank
Sugar-Salem Joint School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 172 school districts in Idaho (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#48 out of 173 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
41%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.44
# American Indian Students
6 Students
1,197 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
11 Students
1,310 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
193 Students
24,515 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
21%
# Black Students
17 Students
1,615 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
1,922 Students
86,517 Students
% White Students
87%
72%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
409 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
45 Students
4,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
28
4,101
# Students in K Grade:
125
15,927
# Students in 1st Grade:
165
17,353
# Students in 2nd Grade:
152
18,047
# Students in 3rd Grade:
160
17,683
# Students in 4th Grade:
150
17,263
# Students in 5th Grade:
157
16,475
# Students in 6th Grade:
176
6,296
# Students in 7th Grade:
148
1,739
# Students in 8th Grade:
176
1,592
# Students in 9th Grade:
235
899
# Students in 10th Grade:
177
834
# Students in 11th Grade:
191
808
# Students in 12th Grade:
159
722
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $7,302 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,185. The school district revenue/student has declined by 28% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $5,571 is less than the state median of $9,364. The school district spending/student has declined by 28% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$7,302
$10,185
Spending / Student
$5,571
$9,364
Best Sugar-Salem Joint School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Central Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 45-49% )
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
102 North Park Avenue
Sugar City, ID 83448
(208) 356-9351
Sugar City, ID 83448
(208) 356-9351
Grades: PK-2
| 330 students
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