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Cottonwood Joint School District, Idaho

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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 435 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Cottonwood Joint School District is a school district in Idaho (Idaho and Lewis counties). During the 2024 school year, 435 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Cottonwood Joint School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Casey Forsmann
Aaron Hinkelman
Gus Hoene
Keith Holcomb
Tara Klapprich

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,305,000 $2,993 22%
Local: $622,000 $1,427 11%
State: $3,914,000 $8,977 67%
Total: $5,841,000 $13,397
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $5,078,000 $11,646
Total Current Expenditures: $4,672,000 $10,715
Instructional Expenditures: $3,143,000 $7,208 62%
Student and Staff Support: $209,000 $479 4%
Administration: $493,000 $1,130 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $827,000 $1,896 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $188,000 $431
Construction: $30,000 $68
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $218,000 $500
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 63 <50 PS >=50 60-64
2020-2021 62 PS PS PS 60-64
2018-2019 60-64 PS PS PS 60-64
2017-2018 63 PS <50 PS 60-64
2016-2017 59 PS PS PS 55-59
2015-2016 51 PS PS PS PS PS 50-54
2014-2015 40-44 PS PS PS PS 40-44
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 89 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 92 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 90 PS PS 90-94

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 66 <50 PS >=50 65-69
2020-2021 60 PS PS PS 60-64
2018-2019 65-69 PS PS PS 65-69
2017-2018 61 PS <50 PS 60-64
2016-2017 54 PS PS PS 55-59
2015-2016 54 PS PS PS PS PS 55-59
2014-2015 55-59 PS PS PS PS 55-59
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 95 PS PS PS PS PS >=95
2011-2012 >=95 PS PS PS PS PS >=95
2010-2011 96 PS PS >=95

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 >=90 PS >=90
2020-2021 >=90 PS >=90
2019-2020 >=80 PS >=80
2018-2019 80-89 PS 80-89
2017-2018 >=80 >=80
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=80
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS PS >=80


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 435 -1.4
2022-2023 441 1.1
2021-2022 436 7.1
2020-2021 405 3.7
2019-2020 390 2.8
2018-2019 379 -5.0
2017-2018 398 0.8
2016-2017 395 -3.3
2015-2016 408 5.4
2014-2015 386 -1.8
2013-2014 393 -2.5
2012-2013 403 3.2
2011-2012 390 -7.4
2010-2011 419 1.4
2009-2010 413 1.0
2008-2009 409 -2.4
2007-2008 419 -0.2
2006-2007 420 -3.6
2005-2006 435 -0.5
2004-2005 437 -0.7
2003-2004 440 -9.3
2002-2003 481 -3.1
2001-2002 496 -2.0
2000-2001 506 2.2
1999-2000 495 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cottonwood Joint School District (%) Idaho K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.1
Black 0.2 1.2
Hispanic 2.5 19.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.3
Two or More Races 1.8 3.4
White 95.2 73.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Cottonwood Joint School District had 31.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.03.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 18.88
Secondary: 11.12
Total: 31.00

Cottonwood Joint School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 1.54
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 6.71
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.22
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 9.15


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Cottonwood Joint School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Prairie Elementary School241PK-6
Prairie Jr/Sr High School1947-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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