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Buhl Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
525 Sawtooth Boulevard
Buhl, ID 83316
Phone
(208) 543-8292
District
BUHL JOINT DISTRICT
County
TWIN FALLS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
297
Classroom Teachers
17

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Idaho

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.5% of all ID schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Buhl Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
46%
34%
52%
33%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
31%
49%
37%
57%
24%
41%
31%
49%
37%
57%
24%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
45%
44%
54%
26%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 100 33.7%
Grade 7 112 37.7%
Grade 8 85 28.6%
Total 297 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 58.6% 61.9% 76.6%
Black 0.0% 0.2% 1.1%
Hispanic 40.7% 37.1% 19.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.4% 1.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 22.6% 19.7% 22.9%
Free lunch eligible 22.6% 19.7% 19.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,122 1,939,033
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 38.7 23
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.7% 21.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.8% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.7% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 19.9% 15.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,553 670,274
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 7.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.9% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.8% 29.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.7% 11.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.5% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 13.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.3% 20.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.0% 17.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.7% 12.6%
$15,000 or less 9.3% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,822 $6,273,422 57.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $510 $663,510 6.1%
Staff $350 $455,350 4.2%
General Administration $135 $175,635 1.6%
School Administration $371 $482,671 4.4%
Operation $835 $1,086,335 10.0%
Transportation $344 $447,544 4.1%
Other $310 $403,310 3.7%
Total Support $2,855 $3,714,355 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $679 $883,379 8.1%
Total Expenditures $8,357 $10,872,457 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,898 $1,539,635,462 53.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $479 $150,680,165 5.3%
Staff $417 $131,207,114 4.6%
General Administration $191 $59,930,612 2.1%
School Administration $473 $148,591,087 5.2%
Operation $731 $229,883,557 8.1%
Transportation $334 $105,090,900 3.7%
Other $242 $76,170,536 2.7%
Total Support $2,868 $901,482,349 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,318 $414,436,918 14.5%
Total Expenditures $9,084 $2,855,631,599 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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