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West Side Joint District

798 students · 3 schools · 18.4:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #67 of 188 in Idaho

Students
798
Schools
3
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–Teacher
18.4:1
County
Franklin
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About West Side Joint District

West Side Joint District is a public school system serving Franklin County, Idaho, based in Dayton. It serves 798 students across 3 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #67 largest of Idaho’s 188 school systems.

Phone2087473502
Address626 North West Side Highway, Dayton, ID 83232
CountyFranklin County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

West Side Joint District enrolls 798 students in 3 schools — an average of about 266 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #67 of 188 statewide by enrollment.

Students
798
#67 of 188 in Idaho
Schools
3
~266 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in West Side Joint District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (798 students reported):

White
92%
Black
0%
Hispanic
6%
Asian
0%
Two or more
1%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
1%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

West Side Joint District employs about 43 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 18.4:1 — above the Idaho average of about 17.7:1. Total district staff is roughly 87.

Student–teacher ratio
18.4:1
state avg ~17.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
43
classroom teachers
Total staff
87
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Idaho funds schools

Idaho funds schools through an attendance-based formula: a district’s average daily attendance is converted into “support units” (Idaho Code §33-1002), which drive a salary-based apportionment paying instructional, pupil-service, administrative and classified staff, with teachers paid on the state Career Ladder. For FY2026 a support unit is worth roughly $154,000. A shift from attendance to enrollment-based funding has been debated but not adopted.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for West Side Joint District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Idaho reports school and district results on the Idaho Report Card: state assessment results (ISAT, IRI), enrollment and demographics, chronic absenteeism, college-and-career readiness and achievement/growth indicators, with side-by-side comparisons. Look up West Side Joint District at the Idaho Report Card.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Most Idaho districts are accredited through Cognia; State Board rule requires schools serving grades 9–12 to be accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission (a division of Cognia). Look up West Side Joint District in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

West Side Joint District vs. Idaho

Enrollment rank
#67
of 188 districts
Ratio
18.4:1
state avg ~17.7:1
Locale
Rural: Distant
Franklin County

See every Idaho district side by side in the Idaho directory.

Go deeper

Look up West Side Joint District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Idaho Legislature (the support-unit funding formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by West Side Joint District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 1603420. Confirm current details with the district and the Idaho State Department of Education.