Forrest M Bird Charter School
Sandpoint · ID · SANDPOINT CHARTER SCHOOL INC. · Public charter · K-12 combined
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LAKE PEND OREILLE HIGH SCHOOL → PRIEST RIVER LAMANNA HIGH → CLARK FORK JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL → ELEVATE ACADEMY NORTH → POTLATCH JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL → NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY → PRAIRIE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL → LAPWAI MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL →At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 29% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 48% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 74% in 2019 (Bottom 17% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Forrest M Bird Charter School compares for families
What families should know about Forrest M Bird Charter School.
- ▸ LocallyID students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: LAKE PEND OREILLE HIGH SCHOOL, PRIEST RIVER LAMANNA HIGH, CLARK FORK JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 48% by test-taker volume
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.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 17% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of Idaho
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.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
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 +1.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 255 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $10,408 per student in district revenue, the 16 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $166,528/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE PEND OREILLE HIGH SCHOOL SANDPOINT |
Public | 1.4 | 76 | -7.3% |
| PRIEST RIVER LAMANNA HIGH PRIEST RIVER |
Public | 16.8 | 257 | -13.8% |
| CLARK FORK JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL CLARK FORK |
Public | 19.9 | 94 | +8.0% |
| ELEVATE ACADEMY NORTH POST FALLS |
Public · charter | 39.2 | 164 | +82.2% |
| POTLATCH JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL POTLATCH |
Public | 93.6 | 136 | -2.9% |
| NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY RATHDRUM |
Public · charter | 34.1 | 117 | +9.3% |
| PRAIRIE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL COTTONWOOD |
Public | 154.3 | 134 | +13.6% |
| LAPWAI MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL LAPWAI |
Public | 129.2 | 131 | -16.6% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantForrest M Bird Charter School is a public high school in Sandpoint, ID, enrolling 255 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
62 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 48% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 74% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 255 students per school counselor.
3% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Forrest M Bird Charter School's graduation rate? Forrest M Bird Charter School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 74% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Forrest M Bird Charter School? Forrest M Bird Charter School is a public high school in Sandpoint, ID, enrolling 255 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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