Quality Counts '97: Idaho Report Card

REPORT CARD IDAHO
Click on the terms for more information about our indicators; click on grades to see the data behind them. N/A means the state did not participate in the NAEP exam.

Student Achievement (NAEP scores out of 100%)
	Proficient readers – 4th grade:
	Proficient in Math – 8th grade:
Standards and Assessments:
Quality of Teaching:

School Climate:
Resources
	Adequacy:
	Equity:
	Allocation:

COMMENT: Still something of a frontier state. Conservative. Political wrangling and ideological bickering retard progress. Residents seem satisfied with schools and reluctant to provide increased funding. Some think good is not good enough.

OTHER INFORMATION:

Population: 1.163 million
Public school districts: 112
Public schools: 601
Children in poverty: 18%
Single parent families: 17%
Annual K-12 spending: $975.377 million
K-12 enrollment: 240,448

Minority: 11%
Pupils with disabilities: 8%
Urban: 13%
Suburbs and large towns: 27%
Rural and small towns: 60%

This report card is part of Quality Counts, a special report from Education Week on the Web.