PAYETTE ACADEMY

PAYETTE · ID · PAYETTE JOINT DISTRICT · Public · K-12 combined

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COSSA ACADEMY → NOTUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL → PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL → FRUITLAND PREPARATORY ACADEMY → BLACK CANYON JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL → NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL → PATHWAYS IN EDUCATION - WEST ADA → GEM PREP: NAMPA →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How PAYETTE ACADEMY compares for families

What families should know about PAYETTE ACADEMY.

▸ LocallyID students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: COSSA ACADEMY, NOTUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL, PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

0.0

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

🏛️ Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

76.7%

FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).

0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Idaho

79%

admit rate

$9,084

in-state tuition/yr · $28,320 out-of-state

950–1200

SAT 25–75 · ACT 20–29

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,831/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Idaho profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days

9.7%

Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.

Students absent 15+ days

Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

412:1

Around the US median. Counselors are stretched but functional.

Counselor FTE

0.2

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +103.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 103 students:

2025

210

2027

874

2029

3,634

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
COSSA ACADEMY WILDER	Public	27.6	74	-16.9%
NOTUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL CALDWELL	Public	24.9	101	+0.0%
PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL PAYETTE	Public	1.2	319	-20.2%
FRUITLAND PREPARATORY ACADEMY FRUITLAND	Public	5.3	18	—
BLACK CANYON JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL EMMETT	Public	26.9	111	+11.0%
NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL NEW PLYMOUTH	Public	9.8	269	-11.8%
PATHWAYS IN EDUCATION - WEST ADA MERIDIAN	Public · charter	41.7	79	—
GEM PREP: NAMPA NAMPA	Public · charter	40.6	80	—